jpdb beta

hard to read; illegible

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publisher; publishing house; publishing company

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creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright

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because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

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to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)

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question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion

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after that; afterwards; thereafter

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official publication; government publication; book belonging to a government office

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ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)

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quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like

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to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

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even

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to ask; to enquire; to query

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door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch

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to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal

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to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

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to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

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to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

4

(telephone) receiver

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thank you for your continued patronage

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rush mat; matting; mat

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to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)

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to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape

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man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend

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language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking

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to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off

2

soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light

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tone (of voice); manner of talking

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Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)

3

to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

8

one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)

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to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone

1

to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

5

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

9

to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage

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grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

1

companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)

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reply; answer

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here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now

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to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed

3

just a minute; small quantity

1

honorific/polite/humble prefix

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reservation; putting on hold; deferment

1

button (clothing); push-button

2

to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon

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finger; toe; digit

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to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

9

variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.

3

natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

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it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?

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