jpdb beta

years later

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Island; insula; island; islet

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you; my dear; hey

1

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

3

day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date

1

to look forward to something

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promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate

1

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

1

calmly; coolly; primly

1

together (with); at the same time; in a lump

3

meaning; called; said

1

newspaper story (article, account)

1

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

1

yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

3

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

1

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

1

time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

1

it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?

3

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

2

was; were

4

people

3

to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to

2

to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back

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endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

3

detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

1

to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)

1

long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged

2

behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)

2

also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

1

various

1

influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on

1

ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)

4

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

3

kingdom; monarchy

2

everyone; anyone; no one; nobody

2

to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow

4

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

1

Japanese rice fish (Oryzias latipes); killifish; Japanese medaka

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to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!

4

rarely; seldom

1

perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that

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illegal entry (into a country); illegal immigration

3

to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)

2

to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear

2

this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me

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royalty

2

gondola (boat, esp. in Venice); gondola (hot-air balloon, airship, etc.); basket; scaffold (building); display shelf (shop)

1

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

1

in that way; thus; so; so?

5

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

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