jpdb beta

keirin; cycle racing event, usu. 2km with a paced start and sprint finish

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horse racing

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mahjong; mah-jongg

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face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members

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indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)

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to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

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

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nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion

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

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I; me

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still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

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junior high school student; middle school pupil

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adds force or indicates command

5

mother

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everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

2

brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost

2

(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

2

to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think

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playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)

1

be; is

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yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof

7

cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull

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

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nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible

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older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am

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to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive

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to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

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sweater; jumper

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jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket

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direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)

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just right (time, size, length, etc.)

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to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)

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(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl

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to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

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this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

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general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate

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to feel; to sense; to experience

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coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment

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indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

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to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

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to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)

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nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

5

what sort; what kind

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thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality

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honorific/polite/humble prefix

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reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

2

to be needed; to be wanted

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number one; first; best; most; game; round

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superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!

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to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get

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