jpdb beta

ability; capability; skill

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even though; despite; when

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older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy

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clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely

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how many months?; how long?

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impossible to do (although wants to)

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senior (e.g. at school)

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to take a class

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to sit for an examination

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(period of) a year; during an era

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to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss

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to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere

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(husked grains of) rice

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to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

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suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt

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fields (of rice and other crops)

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(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity

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mass production

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person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager

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moody person

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as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to

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to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)

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having said that; on the other hand

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to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

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choices; alternatives; options

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I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)

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absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)

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(arch.) eight ata (approx. 144 cm); large; long

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suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy

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to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated

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scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding

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at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)

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(clenched) fist; knuckles

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attendant; companion

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herself; she herself

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believer; adherent

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religion; cult

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(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah

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prohibition; inhibition; ban

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welcome; reception

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trouble; bother

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a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course

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care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation

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to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again

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exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover

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understood; I see; OK; present; here

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about when; about what time; how soon

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going together

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both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

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grandmother

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