jpdb beta

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that

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study; diligence; discount; reduction

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effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving

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and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

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circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

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to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

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always; all the time; never; usual; regular

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one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself

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not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned

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to try and do something; to attempt to do something

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companion; follower; attendant; retinue

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as a child; when one was a child

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good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter

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to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

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

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to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

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anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case

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to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts

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hundred points; perfect mark

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(gymnastics) pulling oneself upward with a forward, circling movement; back hip circle

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report card

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for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

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class representative

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time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

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pride; boast

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natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

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near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

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smiling face; smile

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to turn towards; to point

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aha!; yes sir

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strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

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adult; grown-up

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child

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playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)

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slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long

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(husked grains of) rice

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good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

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

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as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

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to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

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on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway

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endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint

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this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately

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it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

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

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bento; Japanese box lunch

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rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs

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after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.

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next time (occasion)

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outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else

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