jpdb beta

huge; big; gargantuan

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freedom; liberty

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dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs

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floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

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to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

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to burn; to get fired up

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boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!

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attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat

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to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)

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good feeling; feeling good

2

as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state

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liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity

3

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

2

pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin

1

mother; mom; mum; wife

1

to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)

1

space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)

1

arm; skill; efforts; ability

1

force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort

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to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

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because of this

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special training; intensive training; crash course

2

scum of society; good-for-nothing; vermin

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Okayama (city, prefecture)

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-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person

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anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever

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sweet dumpling made with mochi flour and (sometimes) millet flour (famous product of Okayama); millet dumplings

3

to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause

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durian (fruit); Dorian (mode, column)

3

kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)

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fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit

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to bear fruit; to ripen

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year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

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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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particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information

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mango (Mangifera indica)

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was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

1

congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!

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comment

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this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

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self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

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to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last

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next; following; subsequent; stage; station

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composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun

1

latest; newest; late-breaking (news)

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position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint

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to dance (orig. a hopping dance)

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that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?

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