jpdb beta

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

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

5

(one's) older brother; lad; sonny

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

3

sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest

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to pluck; to pick; to tear

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exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution

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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)

4

to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

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hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces

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disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant

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after all; because; but; even; too; as well

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yikes; oops; eep; wow

4

that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)

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something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

2

although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

4

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

3

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

4

to try and do something; to attempt to do something

1

yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's

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if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything

1

pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely

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enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful

1

isn't that right?

4

behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)

5

truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance

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loquat (Eriobotrya japonica); Japanese medlar

11

seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause

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to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)

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cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties

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endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

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all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes

1

to bear fruit; to ripen

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approximately the same

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garden shrubs; trees; potted plant

1

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

4

hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no

1

Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet); (arch.) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)

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than; from; out of; except; but; more

3

slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably

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peach (Prunus persica)

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three years

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kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)

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eight; 8

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year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

2

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

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old man; old geezer

5

someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)

2

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

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how; in what way; how about

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