jpdb beta

diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily

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

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place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament

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to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away

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I; me

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hero

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(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all

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futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

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seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

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beauty

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village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown

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

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charge for a meal (usu. at school); school lunch fee

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matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

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to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to

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Monday

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here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now

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return; welcome home

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kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat

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entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning

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mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh

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television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast

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koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)

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hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering

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will; volition; intention; intent; determination

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to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire

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reporter; journalist

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be; is

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acquaintance

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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.)

3

How do you do?; I am glad to meet you

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

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mother

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together (with); at the same time; in a lump

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indicates question

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work; job; labor; work

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interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

1

well, I must admit ...

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to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

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person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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unsettled; pending; unresolved

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continuation; succession; series

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target

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elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student

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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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had better ...; had better not ...

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millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time

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Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)

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murder case

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