jpdb beta

to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

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grandfather; male senior-citizen

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this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

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something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

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thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)

2

to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage

4

thank you; thanks

2

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift

1

to be needed; to be wanted

1

rather; better; instead; if anything

1

to apologize; to apologise

1

I; me

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

1

explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

2

this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

7

speech; words; one's lines; remarks

2

now; the present time; just now; another; more

5

(one's) late father

1

teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine

1

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

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to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on

1

parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner

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child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot

2

to; towards; for

1

be; is

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to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit

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to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

2

three people

1

that; those; the

3

camera

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Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

2

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

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to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

2

all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of

3

older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy

4

eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son

2

second son

2

three sons; third son

2

fourth son

2

to choose; to select

10

consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp

1

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

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it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

2

true; real; genuine; proper; utter

5

claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention

1

quarrel between brothers

1

to continue to do; to persist in doing

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result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently

1

store; shop; restaurant

2

lawless area; lawless district

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