jpdb beta

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

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safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good

2

to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk

8

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

1

store; shop

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stain removal

2

and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...

4

to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)

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

7

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

3

say; well; um; er

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

1

appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style

3

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

12

charm; incantation; spell; curse

1

man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member

1

(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture

1

nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible

5

don't you think?; indicates question

2

bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly

2

necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement

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laundry; laundromat; launderette

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it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...

3

no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all

3

I; me

4

living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood

3

magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell

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to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

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that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...

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that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...

2

dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot

2

pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely

2

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at

2

what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

5

such; like that; that sort of; very

1

occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling

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

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

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if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so

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to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

3

first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

2

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

1

yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

1

this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

3

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

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indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

2

to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to

1

to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate

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dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)

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to get dry

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