jpdb beta

best friend; very close friend

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(husband and wife) both working; dual income

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to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak

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always; all the time; never; usual; regular

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evening meal

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to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal

1

university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

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poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious

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student (esp. a university student)

1

cooked rice; meal

1

help; aid; assistance

1

sounding continuously (phone, alarm, etc.)

1

emphasis-adding particle

2

party (political); person who is fond of; fan of

1

to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish

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a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many

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guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

2

classmate

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customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner

1

even now; still; as yet

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to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)

1

each other; one another

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to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family

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child

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work; job; labor; work

1

busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety

1

estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact

1

to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)

2

to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)

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fate; chance; relationship; tie

1

reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

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to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support

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quirk of fate; curious coincidence; happy chance

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to degenerate; to lapse into

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for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest

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(one's) older brother; lad; sonny

10

to return; to come back

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eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son

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please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of

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

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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)

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son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world

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too much; excessive; too

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hey!; hey!

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both; (not) either

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mother

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looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)

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papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy

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

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safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction

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