jpdb beta

afterword; postscript

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reader

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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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everyone

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it's been a long time; long time no see

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be; is

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demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible

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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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to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)

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night; evening; dinner

2

third

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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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delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)

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to do

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showy; loud; flashy; gaudy

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

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I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

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

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this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

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feeling; sense; impression

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

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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

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how; in what way; how about; questionable

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don't you think?; indicates question

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yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof

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

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

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else; in addition; besides

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skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable

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to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

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mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

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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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to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do

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not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned

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lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness

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all acts

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deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out

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more than anything; above all else

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care of; c/o

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to the end; to the last

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to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)

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to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)

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whether (or not); if

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very; greatly; extremely; exceedingly; highly; quite

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anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity

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be; is

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

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early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning

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