jpdb beta

that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

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first draft; first proof

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was; were

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

5

to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

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excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much

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Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker

8

by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

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mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger)

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hollyhock (Alcea rosea); common hollyhock

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Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger)

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correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement

1

like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to

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the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

3

too much; excessive; too

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plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

1

to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself

1

use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement

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was

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a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many

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to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to

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to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become

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

3

very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

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pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide

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to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

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huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!

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

1

what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few

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to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard

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full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

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botanical garden

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to; towards; for

1

(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; intently; earnestly; single-mindedly; trudgingly; ploddingly

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to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

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

5

day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date

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place; location; room; space; sumo tournament

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to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age

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to keep a diary

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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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Koishikawa Botanical Gardens

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such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o

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Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden; Shinjuku Gyo-en

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et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance

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walk; stroll

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ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right

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but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

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unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen

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good place not many people know about; great little-known spot; good out-of-the-way place; betting booth (at a racecourse)

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