jpdb beta

senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer

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where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

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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

3

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

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cram school; private tutoring school; juku

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part-time job; side job

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someone; somebody

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if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question

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to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

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to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember

3

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

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again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

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karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards

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that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)

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weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73

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at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for

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unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)

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right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?

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yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr

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

2

let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...

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then; well; so; be; is

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Mr (junior); master; boy

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companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)

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indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

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that; those; the

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crossarm; bracket; blade; semaphore

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Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

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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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fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them

2

be; is; did; (have) done; please; do

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definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness

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public (institution)

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so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already

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natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly

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coeducation

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no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

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this year

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from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)

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boy; man; male

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intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...

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study subject; course of study; department (university, etc.)

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indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)

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to increase; to multiply

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almost; roughly; approximately

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boys' school

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with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

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senior high school; high school

2

teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder

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to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed

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