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that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

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to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

1

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

3

please (give me); please (do for me)

1

alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

2

to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

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movement; move; motion; trend; development; change

1

this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

4

to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)

3

splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK

2

yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's

3

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

5

I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

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Mr (junior); master; boy

4

moving (to a new place); moving in; transfer (to a new school)

2

to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become

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only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to

3

child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood

1

yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?

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say; well; um; er

3

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

1

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

2

don't you think?; indicates question

2

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

4

invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion

1

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

5

we

3

together (with); at the same time; in a lump

1

baseball

6

to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)

5

member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)

1

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

1

to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

1

what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few

4

endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

6

way; method; means; resource; course

1

until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

2

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

1

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

2

relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting

1

complete; whole; perfect; safe

1

seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that

2

that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage

2

baseball

3

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

4

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

1

we; us

1

team

1

counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun

1

companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)

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