jpdb beta

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

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class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate

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to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

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riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit

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character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

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disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)

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being dotted with; being scattered

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a certain ...; some ...

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law; rule

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in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

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to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with

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that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage

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island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf

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to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other

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memory; recollection; remembrance; storage

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next; following; subsequent; stage; station

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route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)

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the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality

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place; situation; position; location

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to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

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to be reliable

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at first; in the beginning; originally

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mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)

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book; volume; this; present; main; head

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one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point

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to choose; to select

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

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start

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certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)

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before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end

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reference; example; inquiry (about a product, business deal, etc.); enquiry; being summoned to appear to court; witness

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to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about

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end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once

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to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)

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name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext

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last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)

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site; point on a map; spot

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historic; historical

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pirate king

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tradition; legend; folklore

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oh; yes; huh?; hm?

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there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you

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dress

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theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor

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most; extremely

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influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible

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everyone; anyone; no one; nobody

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that's the way it is; such is life

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toot (e.g. of trumpet); honk (e.g. of klaxon); beep; farting sound; sound of something being inflated; puff

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to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

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