jpdb beta

Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

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if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so

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any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

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association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

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gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

3

firm adherence to one's principles; chastity (of a woman)

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

3

eldest daughter; first-born daughter

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Yoshiko

2

how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage

3

second daughter

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Kenko

2

just; right; pure; genuine; truth

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shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear

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eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son

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honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion

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place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

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to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run

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just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

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large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

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widow

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to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop

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to feel really ashamed; to feel extremely embarrassed; to feel humiliated; to have egg on one's face

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sea; ocean; waters

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genius; prodigy; natural gift

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Mr (junior); master; boy

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land; shore

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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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mere; simple; sheer

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don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...

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middle-aged man; uncle

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earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

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to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

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noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe

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you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)

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that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

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to; towards; for

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year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

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July; seventh month of the lunar calendar

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marriage

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siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate

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where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually

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voluntary singlehood (as a principle or creed); singlehood by choice

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was; were

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each; respectively

2

late marriage

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wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment

2

to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage

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major; lieutenant commander; wing commander

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

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