jpdb beta

afterword; postscript

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this occasion; at this time; now

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indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

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whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

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

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I; me

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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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classmate

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indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question

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very popular; highly favoured

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performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image

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

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to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)

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four

3

volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)

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indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

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purchase; buying

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to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

2

thank you very much

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original author (of a work)

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be; is

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finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

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series

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

4

rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)

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

3

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

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

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a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance

2

only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to

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deeply emotive; moving

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feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment

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

3

because

1

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

1

work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus

1

novelizing; novelising; adapting a movie, game, etc. into a book

1

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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time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

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on the web; over the web

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

2

three; 3

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until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

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manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution

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having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...

1

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

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honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

1

to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)

1

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

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