jpdb beta

just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously

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stew; hodgepodge

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to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

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housekeeper; maid

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imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing

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to be impolite; to be discourteous

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timewise; temporal; chronal

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family-oriented; familial

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that's so, however ...

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absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)

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outside of; not covered by

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great help

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loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness

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relatively; comparatively

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overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest

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to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)

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contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...

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indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

6

memory; sense; experience

2

looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit

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candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination

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son

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what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind

2

It's nothing!; Don't mention it!

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seems; I guess

3

old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch

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to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)

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together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

8

grim face; angry look

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old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

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nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish

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to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

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indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

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come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something

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thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting

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to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in

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to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

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all present; all concerned; all of us

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strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing

2

cellar; cave; hole in the ground

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to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute

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exposed; scanty; bare; public; open

2

to sit in a row; to be arrayed

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smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

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castle

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fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification

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to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to

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body; physique; build; stature

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adult organism; imago

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majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly

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