jpdb beta

woman; female; feminine gender

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which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

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um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

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(death from) starvation; starving to death

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oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)

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to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

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injection; jab; shot

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grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

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you

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to count; to enumerate

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direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...

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seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand

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to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

2

how many; how old

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Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned

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March; third month of the lunar calendar

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twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days

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Nara prefecture (Kinki area)

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plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post

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district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)

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district of a town; city block (of irregular size)

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to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

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without an occupation; unemployed; jobless

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Sawamura Ayako

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than; from; out of; except; but; more

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police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)

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contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

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

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Mr (junior); master; boy

5

-years-old

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late at night

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returning home

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beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

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river; stream; River; the ... river

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to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted

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search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry

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second day of the month; two days

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after

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morning; a.m.

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eleven o'clock

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minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)

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abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping

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(criminal) investigation headquarters

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doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness

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to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

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demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

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ransom

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poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty

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Sawamura

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house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family

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