jpdb beta

to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)

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to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do

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if you do this; if this is the case

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as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

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dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

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here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

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

2

she; her; girlfriend

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bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy

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to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

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(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it

2

together; at the same time; same; identical

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Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; METI

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mother

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daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

1

education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education

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a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family

1

two persons; two people; pair; couple

1

results; record; grades; marks

1

top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat

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youngest child

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fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)

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to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke

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to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie

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myself; yourself; I; me; you

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house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name

2

child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot

2

-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now

5

older sister; lass; young lady

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sea; ocean; waters

1

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

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depth; deep place

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to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted

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

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we

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hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker

3

to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

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to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart

2

immediately; right away; at once; instantly

2

father

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

2

in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation

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consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)

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to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry

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while; during; while; although; all; both

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

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it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...

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and; thereupon; because of that

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negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible

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desperate

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