jpdb beta

comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...

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to be helpful; to be useful

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enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful

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this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

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fool; idiot; simpleton

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to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

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than; from; out of; except; but; more

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

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female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress

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sea; ocean; waters

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come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see

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they

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throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

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safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction

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to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.

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pincers; nippers; pliers

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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.)

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and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...

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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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that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

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however

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to die

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one year; some time ago

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go (board game)

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club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse

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return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR

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old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

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treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like

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olden days; former

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to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)

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mallet handle

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guitar

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to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

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year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

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so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

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now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

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to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done

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

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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)

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

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-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now

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to comfort; to console; to amuse

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way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

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a bit more; a bit longer

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devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

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what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind

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trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession

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means; is; as for

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

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dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar

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