jpdb beta

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?

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scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

2

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

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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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yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

2

to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

2

how; in what way; how about

3

I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

1

area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances

1

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

1

how; in what way; how about; questionable

1

not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence

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to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do

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Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

1

fox with supernatural powers

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to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage

2

a long time (since the last time); first in a long time

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

1

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

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my; our; one's own

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head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

2

call; invitation

1

both (people)

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together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

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yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr

5

granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman

4

heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah

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city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly

2

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

1

as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

1

rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)

1

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

5

to be needed; to be wanted

1

more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once

1

I; me

7

house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family

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(present) head of a family

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adds force or indicates command

9

small quantity; little; little while; short distance

1

in this way; thus; such; uh...

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to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem

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feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment

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

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expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately

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sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing

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good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

2

to summon; to get used to call

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hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

2

just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...

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