jpdb beta

rule of thumb

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idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish

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image; figure; figure; form; image

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to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

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thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward

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bento; Japanese box lunch

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to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

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to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

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delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient

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come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see

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illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane

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heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)

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but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...

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great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough

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diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily

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painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

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normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station

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busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety

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only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to

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father; dad; husband; you; he

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work; job; labor; work

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mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but

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to return; to come back

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relative; relation; kin

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inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

4

to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful

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that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you

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super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than

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unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

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isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on

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

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older sister; lass; young lady

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to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

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to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service

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to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in

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enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful

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one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha

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let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...

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

4

incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive

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to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

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apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer

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to be helpful; to be useful

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but; however; although

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

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wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do; (lit.) cannot go

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sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

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care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown

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tea seed oil; camellia oil

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clove oil

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