jpdb beta

olden days; former

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this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

4

country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)

1

darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy

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reigning; controlling; dictating

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to continue; to keep up; to keep on

1

murder; killing; murderer

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family; relatives; dependents; household

1

west

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kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)

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leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle

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the powers that be

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to serve; to work for; to attend

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secret; private; surreptitious

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history

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van; truck; delivery van

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black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person

4

class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate

4

rule

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prefix for forming ordinal numbers

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article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though

1

yikes; oops; eep; wow

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again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

1

curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry

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very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

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with the exception of; excepting; excluding

1

human being; human; person; character (of a person)

1

wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do

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seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

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decision; ruling; award; arbitration

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person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute

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

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there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you

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petty underling; small fry

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direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

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huh?; what's up?

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family structure; family composition; family makeup

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formal marriage interview

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yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?

2

father

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face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour

2

mother

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to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

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immediately; right away; at once; instantly

1

grandmother

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to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture

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dependents; family members that one has to support; encumbrances; things that tie one down

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I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

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no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all

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unexpected meeting; coincidence

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