jpdb beta

to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage

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seamstress

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Rebecca

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to open one's eyes wide

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when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days

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although; but; even though; I wish that

1

story; tale; talk; discussion

3

matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

1

(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style

5

relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect

1

pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

1

plentiful; abundant; definitely extant

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that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

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to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)

3

to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)

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one's own room

2

to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound

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chair; stool; post; office; position

1

to sit (down)

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for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while

1

knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice

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sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading

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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.)

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lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid

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to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge

1

age (esp. advanced)

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-years-old

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to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew

1

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)

1

it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...

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to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched

1

needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

1

handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)

1

machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus

1

fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

1

furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more

5

oldest person

1

certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)

3

even

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to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with

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walking encyclopedia; walking dictionary

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presence; dignity

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employee; servant

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because; as; since

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old woman

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comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...

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to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate

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voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)

2

to grumble about something (trivial)

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appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance

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