jpdb beta

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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well; now; then

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if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so

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as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

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next; following; subsequent; stage; station

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topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news

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New Year's card

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accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank

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talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor

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seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

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aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

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and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

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he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!

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by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance

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that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family

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direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)

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work; operation; task

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to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

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purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

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comment

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to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside

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however; but

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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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agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK

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author; writer; novelist; artist

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debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh

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

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sexagenary cycle; 60-term cycle of 12 zodiac animals combined with 5 elements in the traditional Chinese calendar; currently used in Japan for years, historically also for days; 12-year Chinese zodiac

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one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac

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isn't that right?

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already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more

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so much; so; like that

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

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remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?

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beginning; outset; first; onset

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year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

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fan letter; fan mail

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several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number

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few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient

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

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handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted

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to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)

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that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...

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Print Gokko (brand name of small silk-screen printer)

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to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after

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in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with

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this year

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year of the Monkey

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so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already

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picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

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