jpdb beta

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

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(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity

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one shō (approx. 1.8 litres)

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far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention

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180.39 millilitres; 180.39 milliliters; 0.3306 square metres; 0.3306 square meters; one-tenth of the way (from the foot of a mountain to the top)

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to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke

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we; us

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poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent

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haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)

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but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...

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to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

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you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...

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

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noisy voices

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Tetsusaburou

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to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside

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south

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(Edo-period) town magistrate

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counter for places

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be; is

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similarly; same (idea); same (name)

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something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman

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Yanosuke

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ah; oh; hey!

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great swordsman; master fencer

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to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

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please (give me); please (do for me)

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child

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to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

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how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way

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to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour

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very; extremely; that is

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consequence; outcome; result; blame

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to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

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

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

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rice shop; rice dealer

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relation; connection

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to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen

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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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good grief

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lord; nobleman; daimyō; dignitary; master

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that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

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that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage

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merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper

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genuine article; real thing; real deal

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whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")

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in comparison to; rather than

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to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last

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direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)

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