jpdb beta

to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

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first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

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

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you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

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

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speech; words; one's lines; remarks

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now; the present time; just now; another; more

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at work; in the midst of work; working

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least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least

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this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

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man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend

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article; news story; report; account

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to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

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to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire

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child

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feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment

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insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned

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approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like

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approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)

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to make a splash; to draw attention

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

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weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly

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yikes; oops; eep; wow

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sounds

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to escape; to run away

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safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good

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buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)

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to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make

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koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument

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river; stream; River; the ... river

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railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations

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the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket

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bus

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memory; recollection; remembrance; storage

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to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound

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and; thereupon; because of that

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and then; after that

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to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

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

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come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see

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bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

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cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration

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such ... as; or some such

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(some) more; even more; longer; further

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miso soup

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(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)

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

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house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name

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how; in what way; how about

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natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly

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