jpdb beta

country-bred; raised in the country

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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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rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

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

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newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens

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be; is

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but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...

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writing; composition; essay; sentence

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

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things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think 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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to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)

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

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strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

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unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

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idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning

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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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please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if

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one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of

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please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of

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Yoshi

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Hyūma

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work-in-progress; working state

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three kinds; three varieties

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sacred treasure; the three sacred treasures (sword, jewel, mirror); implement used in religious ceremonies

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

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music

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coffee

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eye drops; eyewash

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was; were

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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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one's home; one's house

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work environment

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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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kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)

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

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desk

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

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

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pounding lightly on the shoulders (to relieve stiffness); shoulder massage; massage stick for pounding the shoulders; tapping on the shoulder (as a hint to resign); urging someone to resign; pressuring someone to resign

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to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

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four

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kind; sort; species; species

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stiff neck; stiff shoulders

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to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest

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every day; daily

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in high spirits; excited; energetic

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sound

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to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

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to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

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