jpdb beta

happy family circle; sitting in a family circle and enjoying conversation; harmony in a family

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New Year's Eve; end of the year

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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rice cakes; pounded mochi rice

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to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part

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whichever one chooses; either way

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realistic; pragmatic

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that's the way it is; such is life

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(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known

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isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words

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judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict

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help; aid; assistance

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brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited

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attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently

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tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit

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

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dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops

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hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm

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to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

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house-cloth; dust cloth

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cleaning; scrubbing

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photography; taking photographs

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terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous

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family lineage

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grandchild

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admiration; wonder; astonishment

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to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for

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peach (Prunus persica)

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this is why; this means; it is the case that

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close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related

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to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble

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rice cakes; pounded mochi rice

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the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life

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

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to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get

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digital camera

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to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)

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disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty

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apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment

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sharing; division; draw; tie

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just because; even if; even though

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tidying up; finishing

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which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

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to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants

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sobbing; weeping; fit of crying

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counter for people

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five; 5

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after a long time; for the first time in a while

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