jpdb beta

I'm sorry to have kept you waiting

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was

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red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding

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poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

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it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...

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isn't that right?

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rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame

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always; all the time; never; usual; regular

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to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

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such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!

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don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...

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to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)

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please (give me); please (do for me)

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to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

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indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very

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scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

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too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as

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everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

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same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case

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to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

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older sister; elder sister

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continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago

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illicit love

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happy; auspicious; propitious; naive

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to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

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so; like this; in this way

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shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma

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indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

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to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

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understood; I see; OK; present; here

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school

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lesson; class work; teaching; instruction

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in the morning; during the morning

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only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to

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calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry

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if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so

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warm welcome

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hindrance; intrusion

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self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing

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to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out

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let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...

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to press a question; to cross-examine

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and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

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one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances

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to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

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two persons; two people; pair; couple

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question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion

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

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to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off

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seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

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