jpdb beta

reprimand; stern warning

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shiokara; paste made from salted fermented seafood (squid, fish entrails, etc.)

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homemade

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impossible; unlikely; improbable

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to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate

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cooking ability

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enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to

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daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

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father; male parent

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isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on

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even if; even though; however; no matter how

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to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

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alcohol; sake

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master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy

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bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate

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handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler

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very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

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abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

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to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry

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companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)

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circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

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it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?

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deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong

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love; affection

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even now; still; as yet

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to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

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period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture

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hey there; I say; see here

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thank you

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to watch over; to watch attentively

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to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

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relief; peace of mind

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to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

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the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

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I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

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for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of

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important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

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to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

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it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

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return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)

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exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change

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language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking

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to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you

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to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself

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to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

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question mark

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big; large; great

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denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation

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fact; truth; reality

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to blame; to find fault with

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