jpdb beta

Katou

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this and that; such and such

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normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station

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

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

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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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happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying

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exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite

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to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after

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guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

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to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

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disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

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if it's the case

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wind music; wind instrument music

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that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

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at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)

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sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest

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tuition; school expenses

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apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment

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rent

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feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment

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easy; simple; there's no way that ...

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I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

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um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

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to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down

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thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow

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not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence

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standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

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to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed

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say; well; um; er

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intercom; interphone

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to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

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friend; companion

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we; us

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hearing; audible sound; rumour; rumor; tasting (alcohol, tea, etc.)

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once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone

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Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)

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mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event

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and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...

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to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)

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good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

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Nagoya (city)

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meaning; called; said

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is that so? (generally rhetorical)

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to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

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he; she; that guy

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to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by

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to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

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was

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sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

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