jpdb beta

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

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after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably

1

task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work

1

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

9

bento; Japanese box lunch

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most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest

1

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

1

oh, yes?; really?

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in that way; thus; so; so?

2

mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)

1

indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

1

to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

6

I; me

4

(projection) screen; the silver screen; the film world; movies

1

debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh

1

(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts

1

what to do

1

(compulsory) retirement (e.g. on reaching the age of 65); mandatory retirement; reaching retirement age

1

office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)

1

called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

1

title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank

1

too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as

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company; corporation; workplace

2

backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back

1

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

1

one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

2

(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery

1

height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)

1

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

3

-years-old

1

story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

1

commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner

1

60th birthday

1

force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort

2

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

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

1

freedom; liberty

1

meal; dinner; diet

2

old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father

1

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

1

(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very

2

one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime

2

to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become

4

poor; unsatisfactory; inadequate; cold; chilly

1

all; everyone; everybody

1

a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily

9

now; soon; already; yet; further; more

4

just a minute; small quantity

2

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

9

excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you

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