jpdb beta

after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

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that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

2

payment

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easy; simple; there's no way that ...

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bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit

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to be needed; to be wanted

2

dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop

2

evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance

1

feeling refreshed; feeling relieved

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no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

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what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

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bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well

2

good grief

2

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

4

first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being

3

partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting

1

cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky

1

to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

2

someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)

4

inheritance; something given or received

1

wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)

3

unemployed person; vagabond; floater; day labourer (esp. on the docks)

1

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

1

slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed

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willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition

1

to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out

2

to get dead drunk; to get blind drunk

2

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

2

to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts

1

another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger

1

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

1

yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle

1

childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate

1

to bear fruit; to ripen

1

to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

2

looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance

1

circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle

1

personal bankruptcy; voluntary bankruptcy

1

aiming too high

1

as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

1

manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work

2

look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute

1

more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once

1

to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up

1

one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years

1

lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily

1

cloud

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to chase; to run after; to pursue

1

to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of

1

to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)

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