jpdb beta

older sister; lass; young lady

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pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

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to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross

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from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)

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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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to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

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from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point

2

(one's) life

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to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

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you; dear; honey

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to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound

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isn't that right?

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(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least

3

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

2

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

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

2

meaning; significance; sense

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to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

2

although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

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yakuza

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murder; murderer

2

after all; because; but; even; too; as well

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why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

2

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

2

to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)

3

endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

5

to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

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telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration

2

to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

2

to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to

4

Buddhist priest; monk; boy

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voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)

2

honorific/polite/humble prefix

4

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

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to be powered on; to be turned on

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huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!

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auntie; older woman

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soba in hot broth; soba without any trimmings

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service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service

1

lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit

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-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

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-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now

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right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?

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sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)

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ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage

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

5

to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous

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to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do

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we

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to shine; to glitter; to sparkle

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