jpdb beta

book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter

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the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

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at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

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helper; assistant; help

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honorific/polite/humble prefix

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castle

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to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

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truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right

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indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very

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current master; father of one's current master; minister (of government); noble; (arch.) nobleman's residence

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body guard; military escort

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to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

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to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that

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yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

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two persons; two people; pair; couple

2

point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

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to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

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lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end

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older brother

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Ministry of Finance

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to follow another's example

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martial arts

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to polish one's skills

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forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what

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green calabash; unripe gourd; scrawny, pale person; sallow-faced person

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that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you

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to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

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meaning; called; said

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physical culture; bodybuilding (body development, not necessarily weightlifting)

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secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick

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to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)

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smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

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to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

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to take a solid stance; to put one's back in it; to exert oneself

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look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!

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fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

1

to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)

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yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)

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shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!

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consequence; outcome; result; blame

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no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not

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

2

(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

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which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon

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three people

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to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

2

this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

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legs and loins

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tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training

2

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

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