jpdb beta

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

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not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned

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style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)

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management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons

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instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for

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one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha

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I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)

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to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say

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since; henceforth

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pardon; forgiveness; forbearance

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meaning; called; said

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parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner

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just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)

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endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

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rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling

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irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate

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to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)

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scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

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trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering

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to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver

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to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for

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be; is

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

3

then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case

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prison; penitentiary

3

just one person; only one

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one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

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illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane

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to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop

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brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost

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to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

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seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

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(not) one

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to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold

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probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't

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which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

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regret; repentance; remorse

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covered with; stained; smeared

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(one's) life

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the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation

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whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself

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to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)

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(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit

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carving; engraving; chiselled features

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to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

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hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour

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without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after

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to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

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with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly

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although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

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