jpdb beta

generations; ages; years

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reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight

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sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

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look!; there!; here!; that is

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but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just

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opinion; view; comment

1

to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon

1

script; libretto; scenario

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to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)

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retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing

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nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

2

murderer

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normally; habitually

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to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter

1

strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

2

endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

1

friend; companion

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family; members of a family

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mother; mom; mum; wife

2

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

1

as a child; when one was a child; childhood

1

to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

1

home; family; household

1

wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do

1

painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding

4

if it's the case

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

2

father

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to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

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-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

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origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

1

newspaper company

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editor-in-chief

1

big shot; higher-ups

1

(compulsory) retirement (e.g. on reaching the age of 65); mandatory retirement; reaching retirement age

1

heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed

1

pear blossoms

2

return; welcome home

1

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

2

to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

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to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

2

what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

2

all present; all concerned; all of us

3

delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient

3

usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally

1

living by oneself; living alone

1

heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah

1

to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved

1

abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

1

performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)

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