jpdb beta

very; much; greatly; a lot of

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

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indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

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hired thief taker (Edo-period); private detective; private secret policeman

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hereabouts; around here

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to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do

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mailing; posting

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Ansei Purge (1858-1860)

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dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit

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clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect

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to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

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our

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life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation

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self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest

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founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion

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to shave

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

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beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf

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to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way

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to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy

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

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lately; recently; nowadays

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

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to occur; to happen

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surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

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same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case

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deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing

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et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth

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to do

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until now; so far; up to the present

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to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess

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disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant

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terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous

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watching (esp. during an emergency); being on alert; guard; watchmen

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to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

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you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)

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to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen

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difficulty; trouble

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happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing

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extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

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to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize

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to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

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selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion

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across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for

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exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)

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-ish; -like

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to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up

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to have the nerve to

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and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...

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was; were

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