jpdb beta

to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel

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such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o

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

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above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous

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board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board

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to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

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cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct

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to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

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now; soon; already; yet; further; more

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to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate

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hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no

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as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

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to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own

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until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

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home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains

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far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far

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existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

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good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

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to get shabby; to go downhill; to go to seed; to go to the dogs

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difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different

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Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)

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beggar; begging

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to become; to amount to

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very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

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

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serious; not joking; straight

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one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

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Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital

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evening; dusk; twilight

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old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

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to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears

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to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home

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as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

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not understanding; not knowing

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had better ...; had better not ...

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meaning; called; said

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Murou Saisei (1889.8.1-1962.3.26)

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poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem

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I; me

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employment en masse (esp. of middle and high school graduates from the rural districts during Japan's post-war economic boom)

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was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

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in that way; thus; so; so?

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collection; compilation

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job hunting; job searching

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-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

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thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

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Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)

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birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)

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explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

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period of rapid growth (especially Japan's period of rapid economic growth after WWII)

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