jpdb beta

since when; from when; how long

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last year

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end-of-year

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was; were

2

I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow

1

Ouch!

1

voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)

3

to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize

1

to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

2

fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

1

just because; even if; even though

1

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

1

room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable

2

lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate

1

old woman

1

to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)

1

shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!

2

strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger

1

to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)

1

grateful; indebted

1

to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back

1

(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)

1

always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

2

to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)

2

beginning; outset; first; onset

3

near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

2

library

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every day

2

to visit frequently

1

(a) little; somewhat; somehow

2

very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly

1

before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later

1

writer; author

1

work; job; labor; work

1

to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

1

diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily

1

rent

1

truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic

5

good boy; good girl

1

shopping; purchased goods

1

heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)

1

drying a futon (by hanging it outside in the sun)

1

to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in

1

flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

1

to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip

1

present; gift; to give a present or gift

1

thank you; thanks

2

cooked rice; meal

1

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

5

aim

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