jpdb beta

time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

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indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

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Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned

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-years-old

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storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)

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indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

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snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain; pile of snow; Himalayas

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at; in; at; when; by; with; and then

3

disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress

1

missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown

1

at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for

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years later

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now; the present time; just now; another; more

2

at that time; in those days

1

figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition

1

as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state

1

discovery; detection; finding

1

to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound

1

one's house; one's home; one's family

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to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding

3

to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed

2

son; penis

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if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question

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two persons; two people; pair; couple

1

grandchild

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indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)

8

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

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custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example

1

design

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to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at

1

but; however; although

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linen robe

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(one's) older brother; lad; sonny

2

room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable

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to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk

2

father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy

1

mother; wife

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Buddhist family chapel; altar room

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

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to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)

2

hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo

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vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard

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yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's

2

grandpa; granddad

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definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness

2

dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing

1

secret; secrecy

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

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unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

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in that way; thus; so; so?

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