jpdb beta

almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about

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rare

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the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade

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to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive

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recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

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play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)

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only; merely; nothing but; no more than

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

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fresh

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dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

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truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic

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character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae

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many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common

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moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet

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equipment

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difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

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indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

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together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category

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companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)

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coupling; shipping; pairing of characters in a romantic relationship (in fan fiction, manga, etc.)

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dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue

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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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separation; divorce; severing of connections

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development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life

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(fictional) character; character; personality; persona

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to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong

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a few years later

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to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

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same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...

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cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)

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hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding

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reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel

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but; however; although

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difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error

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to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply

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particularly; especially; in particular; expressly

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fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry

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to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)

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(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

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junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school

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period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

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at that time; in those days

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very popular; highly favoured

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twosome; duo; pair

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man; male; masculine gender

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performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image

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class

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woman; girl

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right in half

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to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter

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