jpdb beta

precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred

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linen robe

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

3

pitch black

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sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string

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to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon

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to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)

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yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?

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black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty

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anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly

1

gross; disgusting

2

spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence

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university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

4

graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)

1

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

6

hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers

1

to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)

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diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily

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

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to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

1

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

3

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

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something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)

2

annoying; noisy; strict

2

middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years

1

tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy

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isn't that right?

3

from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth

3

job hunting; job searching

1

to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)

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recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)

1

nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible

1

seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

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noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

3

to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

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isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on

2

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

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bravo

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

2

feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment

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grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence

2

George; Georgie

1

various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)

2

to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful

1

(one's) older brother; lad; sonny

2

work; job; labor; work

1

to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in

1

to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into

1

it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?

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