jpdb beta

indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm

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surely; certainly

2

interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun

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be; is; isn't it?

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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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bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit

1

God bless me!; Good heavens!

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pie in the sky; castles in the air; (lit.) drawing of a rice cake

1

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

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once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone

2

to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away

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next; following; subsequent; stage; station

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

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always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

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Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

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from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")

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to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)

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like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)

1

to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)

1

to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do

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because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly

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

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things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

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necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement

1

be; is

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indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

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to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

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but; however; although

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right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?

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nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may

1

fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

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only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to

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to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

2

myself; yourself; I; me; you

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what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing

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to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)

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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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just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...

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suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy

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to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

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inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

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to do as one likes

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

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soot

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echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit

3

singing voice; (sound of) singing

2

(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

1

thin skin

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high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara; Edo period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; lord steward (formerly the fifth court rank)

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to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop

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