jpdb beta

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

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in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh

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large tree

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Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

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today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

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indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

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administration of justice

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at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for

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what do you want?; can I help you?

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

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indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

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execution

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matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

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at; in; at; when; by; with; and then

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(written) report

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

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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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disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem

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little by little

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to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled

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at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

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to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)

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vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard

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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 request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

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oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!

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as always; as ever; though it's always the case

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whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering

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to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

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man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend

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be; is; did; (have) done; please; do

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

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

2

who

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indicates question

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called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

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Shiga prefecture (Kinki area)

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by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate

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one-armed person; one-handed person

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young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small

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while; during; while; although; all; both

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Satsuma Rebellion (1877)

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police superintendent

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party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit

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to choose; to select

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rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

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to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

3

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

2

that; those; the

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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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