jpdb beta

so; like this; in this way

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isn't that right?

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time; hour; period; class

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festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle

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challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

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figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design

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millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time

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father

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shopping district; shopping street; downtown

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maid; helper; help; assistance

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even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...

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to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in

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

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look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!

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to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

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friend; companion

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

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-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

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when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days

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isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

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learning about the world; preparation for life in the community; work experience

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necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement

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you

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pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

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to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

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to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

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paper scoop used in goldfish scooping

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yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle

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while; even though; despite

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good boy; good girl

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temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it

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but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

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super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than

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satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client

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that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

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that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

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

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counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth

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approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like

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to scoop; to ladle out

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here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

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good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter

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to show; to display

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to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

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to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

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goldfish (Carassius auratus)

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fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best

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to tear; to rip

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end; close; termination

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