jpdb beta

origin; beginning

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thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift

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publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda

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to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal

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clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright

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essential; important; crucial; vital; main

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and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

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sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)

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certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)

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vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance

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guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests

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spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off

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is that so? (generally rhetorical)

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okay; sure; okey-dokey

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to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

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representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number

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pupil in ... year; student in ... year

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fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best

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to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled

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as a child; when one was a child; childhood

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chorus; singing in a chorus

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song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

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mother

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origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

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announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows

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surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

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fast-talking; rapid talking

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special training; intensive training; crash course

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to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

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already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast

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railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)

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bridge

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tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot

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to employ; to hire; to charter

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here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now

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tonsure; shaving one's head (upon entering the Buddhist priesthood)

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to do

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yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle

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mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy

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to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being

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to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)

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to sell

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breath; breathing; tone; mood

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eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)

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manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)

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Bhaisajyaguru (buddha able to cure all ills)

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imperial inspection

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cheek (of face)

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to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem

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we; us

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