jpdb beta

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

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perhaps; probably; generous; many; much

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amiable; affable

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friend; companion

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dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group

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person who prefers sweet things to alcoholic drinks; person with a sweet tooth

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tee-hee

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alcohol; sake

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this evening; tonight

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this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me

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to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone

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how many years; how long; what year

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to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

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first offence; first offense; first offender

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

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opinion in writing; written opinion; argument

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oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

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all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly

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heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva

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quite; utterly; really; completely

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refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing

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normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station

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to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon

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having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience

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to be careful; to pay attention; to take care

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

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satisfactory; decent

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to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire

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mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet

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to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

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-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now

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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.)

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unexpected; surprising

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that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer

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to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix

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first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job

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safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction

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settlement; solution; resolution

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beautiful spring; fine spring day

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one year; some time ago

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life; living; I; me; student

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