jpdb beta

it's been a long time; long time no see

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acquaintance

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interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

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ago; since; before; previous

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master; expert

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research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)

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to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by

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today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

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encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)

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Akira

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Mr (junior); master; boy

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soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction

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place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

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just a minute; small quantity

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to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)

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appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style

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

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terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

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

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to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being

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

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How do you do?; I am glad to meet you

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China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)

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Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum

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new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)

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winning by opponent's resignation (in the game of go)

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someone; somebody

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to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

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and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

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to choose; to select

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spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone

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to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)

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don't you think?; indicates question

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South Korea; Republic of Korea; Korean Empire (1897-1910)

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money; metal

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direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

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arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan

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friend

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professional shogi player; professional go player

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seven

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step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan

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contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

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to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

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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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wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to

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definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness

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top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat

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

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be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)

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if it's the case

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