jpdb beta

kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool

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indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question

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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 aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

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should; must; ought to

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was

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no

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he; him; boyfriend

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special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial

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

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mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she

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thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

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

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slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up

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common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair

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funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable

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father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he

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

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you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

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recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

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scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

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person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others

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you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...

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(school) class

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news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter

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at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of

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to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

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to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

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the way back; the way home; return trip

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to be careful; to pay attention; to take care

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that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you

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I; me; you; (arch.) manservant

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to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate

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peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence

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in that way; thus; so; the same; so?

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indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm

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to be reliable

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what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

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seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

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but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...

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young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival

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suffix for familiar person

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to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

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

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disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!

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

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truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic

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ah; oh; hey!

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action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation

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doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness

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