jpdb beta

brushwood; firewood

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younger brother

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Kintarō; hero boy of Japanese folklore, who befriended animals and had supernatural strength; Kintarō doll (usu. having a plump red face, carrying an axe, and wearing a red apron); diamond-shaped apron

1

Mikoshiba

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shark

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pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character

3

one year; some time ago

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speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise

1

back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer

1

hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking

1

hoe-shaped helmet crest; stag beetle

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to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)

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so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here

2

biggest; greatest; largest; maximum

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centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental

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that; those; the

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spaghetti

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bongo

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honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

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good grief

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pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)

1

old man; old geezer

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(one's) older brother; lad; sonny

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pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

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everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

4

buying; shopping; buyer; purchase

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shopping; purchased goods

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spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence

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Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

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something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

3

this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me

2

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

2

to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)

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reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

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to be needed; to be wanted

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like that; so

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

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yikes; oops; eep; wow

1

look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!

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wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse

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direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...

2

to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

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in that way; thus; so; so?

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above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

1

thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)

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light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight

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and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

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ha ha ha; hee hee hee

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

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um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

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