jpdb beta

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

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contraction of "koto da"

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hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo

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to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

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hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no

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hey!; oi!; ahoy!; I; me

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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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tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well

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don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...

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how; in what way; how about

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to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed

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the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

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(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style

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what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest

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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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to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen

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

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abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

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explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring

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to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself

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brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost

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

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indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

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

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diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily

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to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away

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

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wave; ups and downs

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suffix for familiar person

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too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as

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

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

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to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound

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

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is that so? (generally rhetorical)

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English holly (Ilex aquifolium)

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auntie; older woman

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to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

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indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

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place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

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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

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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

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ah; oh; hey!

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ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

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negative; minus

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existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

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thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

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pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear

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to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)

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hey; say; look

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