jpdb beta

perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance

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-years-old

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

2

way of talking; speaking style

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senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer

2

older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy

4

to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge

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consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp

1

how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know

1

(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

3

boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless

1

reliance; trust; faith; confidence

1

chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat

1

to wring the neck; to strangle

1

to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

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anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case

1

tomorrow; near future

2

to occur; to happen

1

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

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in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward

3

(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

2

return; welcome home

1

to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

1

seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

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equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)

3

by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

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be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)

2

space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)

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none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!

1

addition; supplement; appending; appendix

1

conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation

1

it is not (like that) either

1

pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation

1

evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat

1

orders; instructions; directive; command

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is that so? (generally rhetorical)

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to escape; to run away

3

unexpected; surprising

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ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan

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to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)

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having gone too far to turn back

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another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time

1

to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist

2

how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way

1

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

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to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

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in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)

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residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion

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