jpdb beta

ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished

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to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by

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spacious; vast; wide

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narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

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detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location

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dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit

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to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed

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cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike

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(a) little; somewhat; somehow

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gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

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cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine

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to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size

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(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)

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father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy

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inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

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that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

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world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign

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the unthinkable

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meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview

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people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various

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to arrive

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relative; relation

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children

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children's home; child care institution; orphanage

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construction; establishment

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article; thing; object; property; real estate

2

to offer for sale; to put on the market

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primary school; elementary school; grade school

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closing of a school; closed school

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scale; scope; plan; structure

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ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right

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to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in

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environment; circumstance

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declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children

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Japan

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precious; valuable

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property; fortune; assets

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above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

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poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

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to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you

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joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing

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old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

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retirement home; old people's home; senior citizens' home

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to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

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old age

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to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support

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eager; earnest; ardent

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lonely; lonesome

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to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

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

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