jpdb beta

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

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sun

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dazzling; radiant

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Sugimoto

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Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

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ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

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to return; to come back

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right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?

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now; the present time; just now; another; more

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where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

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at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for

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to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest

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yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr

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cram school; private tutoring school; juku

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lecturer

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these guys; these fellows

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pupil; student; schoolchild

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to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

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adds force or indicates command

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detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation

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tenement house; row house

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be; is

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hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff

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indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)

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elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself

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getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)

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force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort

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to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with

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alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

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feeling elated; being excited; high spirits

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hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!

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evil spirit

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dispersing; breaking up; running away

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amen; hail

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to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous

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indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very

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still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

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through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)

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that; those; the

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crazy

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who

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Kaneko

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class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate

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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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you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...

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olden days; former

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nickname

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

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testicles

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to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)

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