jpdb beta

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

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hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking

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to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee

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is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial

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picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

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to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

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(fictional) character; character; personality; persona

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same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case

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facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)

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cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga

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mainly; primarily

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same person; said person; the person in question; coterie; clique; dōjin

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four-panel comic strip; yonkoma

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most; much; greatly

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fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

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love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections

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to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

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difficult to ...; hard to ...

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the other day; lately; recently

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honorific/polite/humble prefix

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trial; test

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to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke

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lottery; lottery ticket

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3000; three thousand; many

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yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle

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to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

2

commuting to school; school commute

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medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)

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bicycle; bike

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puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)

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cost of repairs

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to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

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at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion

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bento; Japanese box lunch

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to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart

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convenience store

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to buy again; to buy anew

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in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

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tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)

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to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

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truth is stranger than fiction

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material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

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to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding

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burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong

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painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting

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to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

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one's dominant hand

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life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation

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defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence

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wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!

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