jpdb beta

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

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to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate

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(period of) a year; during an era

1

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

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maid; helper; help; assistance

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fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

2

house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family

2

way (of doing); manner; method; means

2

to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

1

surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance

1

cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

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request; favour (to ask); wish; please

1

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at

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from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth

2

washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break

1

to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

1

understood; I see; OK; present; here

1

door (Western-style, car, etc.)

2

to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober

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sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading

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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

2

to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

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still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

3

to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

1

child

1

to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew

1

disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

1

to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think

1

Mr (junior); master; boy

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cheating (on an examination); cribbing

1

friend; companion

1

to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square

2

perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance

1

to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far

1

to have a name entered in the family register

1

just because; even if; even though

1

to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

1

redoing

1

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

1

so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already

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from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely

1

happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing

1

to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself

1

disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful

1

from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point

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year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

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

2

regret; repentance; remorse

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in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

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careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

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