jpdb beta

laughing matter

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I; me

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to be embarrassed; to lose face

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yikes; oops; eep; wow

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seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

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to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square

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to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke

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even if; even though; however; no matter how

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which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...

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to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations

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to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt

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to make somebody lose face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish

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ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over

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blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings

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to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

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noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.

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not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it

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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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complaint; troubles; objection; grievance

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rush; flood; deluge

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dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness

1

striking; remarkable; considerable

2

fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation

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(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)

2

to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip

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to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to

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to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time

1

-ish; -like

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isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on

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to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

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to succeed to a house

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without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory

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from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point

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commoner; plebeian

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to live; to get along; to spend (time)

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one week

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after

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birthday

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avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)

1

maintenance; preservation; improvement

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desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application

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to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

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popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character

1

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that

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I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately

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to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with

3

to say; to speak; to tell; to talk

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naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious

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postponement; deferment; adjournment

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reason; logic; sense; truth; right

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