jpdb beta

someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)

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for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)

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plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

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even

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to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come

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earthquake disaster

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time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

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-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust

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politician; statesman

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to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose

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was; were

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isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on

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denial; negation; negation; NOT operation

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to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made

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but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...

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country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)

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function; facility; faculty; feature

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paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis

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comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly

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normal; regular

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to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of

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behind one's back

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to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)

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incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive

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the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

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so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already

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I; me

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that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you

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to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed

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complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression

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to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

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no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it

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seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

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if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)

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consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced

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Terasaka

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come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm

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you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of

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-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

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voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)

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big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important

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frankness; impulsiveness

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idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning

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signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name

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to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed

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shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes

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to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

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easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

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ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh

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second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness

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