jpdb beta

younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

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yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof

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that; those; the

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

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why; how; for what reason

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you (plural); all of you; you all

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to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!

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we; us

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here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

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at; in; at; when; by; with; so

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father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father

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father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he

4

if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)

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to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

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to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

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corpse; dead person

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valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon

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to; towards; for

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buried gold; buried treasure

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to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

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at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of

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researcher; student (of)

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it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

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all over Japan

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legend; folklore; tradition

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to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

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indeed; really; truly; very much

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to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

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now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

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to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding

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called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

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wealthy merchant

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indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...

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horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)

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counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.

3

part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty

3

large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant

1

number; amount

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koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)

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to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

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meaning; called; said

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

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don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow

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yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

3

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

2

money

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how long; how far; how much

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to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed

3

estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately

1

too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as

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