jpdb beta

existence; being; presence

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to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

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to spend one's days in tears; to weep day and night; to live in sorrow

1

after all; because; but; even; too; as well

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foreigner (esp. a Westerner); gaijin; (arch.) outsider

1

full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

1

indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

3

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

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is that so?; I see; right; oh

3

immigration; emigration; immigrant; emigrant

1

and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

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circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral

3

even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...

4

many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly

2

how many; how old

1

friend; companion

4

I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

4

bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

4

horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside

8

to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

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question mark

1

to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other

2

to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come

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if; in case; supposing

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suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

5

woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress

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unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

4

rampage; ruckus; bout of wild behavior

1

sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt

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for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length

1

surroundings; environs; circumference

6

to suspect

2

necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement

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to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one

1

word; term; language; speech

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to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

10

... years old; age (of) ...

4

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

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huh?; what's up?

9

to look young; to seem young

1

pure; true; genuine; unmixed

3

to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed

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agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning

3

to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

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uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious

1

smile

1

manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing

1

different person; another person; someone else; changed man

1

softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is

6

to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire

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