jpdb beta

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

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to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

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rich person

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below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after

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bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

2

money; metal

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to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything

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to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake

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denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like

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to leave; to depart; to take one's leave

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to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)

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today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

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disappointment; let-down

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was

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fish having white flesh (e.g. tai, hirame, karei)

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meunière

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unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient

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impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions

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salmon

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terrine

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somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

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each; respectively

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way to use something; treatment; management (of help)

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to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken

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to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

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tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite

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large number (of); many; majority

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to entertain; to make welcome

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indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly

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of good character; kindhearted; good-natured

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work; job; labor; work

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to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)

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before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end

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to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

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darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy

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to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal

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dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

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

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still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

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to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to

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hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room

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in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing

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we; us

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manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something

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spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)

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-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person

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first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

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to point at

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parsley (Petroselinum crispum)

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pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely

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