jpdb beta

deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate

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huh?; what's up?

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no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not

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relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect

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nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

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to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

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finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

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reason; pretext; motive

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simple; plain

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long distance; tele-

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unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate

2

such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o

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time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

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behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)

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

2

surely; certainly

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woman who travels to holiday resorts to have short flings with locals

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knowing; (an) acquaintance

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resort

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lover; rubber

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generation; the world; the age

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bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave

2

slump

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song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

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

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please (give me); please (do for me)

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modern

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high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper

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below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after

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to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)

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innumerable; countless; numberless

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laundry; the washing

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

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extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

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method; process; manner; way; means; technique

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olden days; former

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way (of doing); manner; method; means

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clothespin; clothes peg

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good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

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finish; finishing; finishing touches

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electric utility expense

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to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

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appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style

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charcoal fire

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iron (for pressing clothes); hair iron; hair tong; curling tong

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Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

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

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to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

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thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality

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polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough

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