jpdb beta

party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)

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zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager

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to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)

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tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable

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surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency

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charming; fascinating; attractive

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man

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to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come

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single-mother household; fatherless family

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continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago

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immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily

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(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

2

Mr (junior); master; boy

2

at first; in the beginning; originally

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language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking

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to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten

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to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize

2

since some time or another; since who-knows-when

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to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

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to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

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modus operandi; criminal technique; trick

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(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

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senior high school; high school

2

graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)

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nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...

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to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand

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to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force

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wedded life; married life

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three years

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abrupt; sudden; unexpected

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to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

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kitchen

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floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

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water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

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counter for drops of liquid

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to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)

4

how many years; how long; what year

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to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

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to apologize; to apologise

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to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind

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salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation

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bandage; dressing

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to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

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hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary

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to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

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something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

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or; or else

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story; tale; talk; discussion

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which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

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Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

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