jpdb beta

information exchange

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to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

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school district; school area

2

at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully

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a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

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spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone

1

pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure

1

only; nothing but

4

to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)

1

beginning; outset; first; onset

1

person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer

1

gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance

1

to be helpful; to be useful

1

to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise

1

cram school; private tutoring school; juku

1

receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death

1

mere; simple; sheer

1

informal social gathering; convivial meeting; get-together

1

if it's the case

1

unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate

1

carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky

1

how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way

2

expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately

2

public (institution)

3

choosing; selecting; deciding (on)

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private (establishment)

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school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered

1

many; much; plenty; hardly

1

head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host

1

be; is

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quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality

1

to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance

2

professional duties

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hence; for that reason

2

inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

3

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

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to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

2

to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

2

first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

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consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)

2

necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement

1

to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

3

was

2

regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to

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thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue

2

thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight

2

tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement

1

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

1

to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

1

cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood

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