jpdb beta

middle-aged man; uncle

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is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

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name; given name; first name

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my; one's own; personal; privately owned

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name; nameplate; caption; storyboard (of a manga); rough draft

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Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)

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tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person

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fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

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now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

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mum; mom

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left ear

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

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dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

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bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly

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war; fighting; fierce competition

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willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)

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counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)

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shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place

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air-raid

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this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me

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side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case

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bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)

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to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)

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lamp chimney

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but; however; although

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one ear

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only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to

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to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

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good bargain; (a) find; godsend; (a) steal

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

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flattery; cajolery; flirtation

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to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

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what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest

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such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!

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occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom

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festival; feast; carnival

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-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

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crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers

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to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour

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voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)

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interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun

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thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

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word; remark; statement

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bucket; pail

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bottom; sole

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crayfish (esp. Japanese crayfish, Cambaroides japonicus or red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii); crawfish

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to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous

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to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound

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I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

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ah; oh; hey!

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