jpdb beta

recorder (musical instrument); English flute

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to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

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athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day

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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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practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

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sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome

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performing without rehearsal

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

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good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

3

isn't that right?

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no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all

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prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante

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

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important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

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be; is

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three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem

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combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination

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too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as

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to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk

3

hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo

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in that way; thus; so; so?

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to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do

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wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do

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and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

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the first and second; a few

3

wounded person; injured person

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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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futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

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

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to increase; to multiply

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

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

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I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

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elm bark clothes traditionally worn by the Ainu; elm bark textile

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if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question

2

that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...

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mother; wife

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exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement

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interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party

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to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become

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Saturday

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

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indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!

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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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guardian; protector; patron; parent

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participation; joining; entry; adherence

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game; match; contest

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to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to

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ah; oh; hey!

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sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid

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