jpdb beta

lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

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indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)

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to like; to prefer

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dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group

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indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

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now; the present time; just now; another; more

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too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as

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

4

place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament

1

flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)

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at; in; at; when; by; with; and then

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people; men and women; each person; everybody

1

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)

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to love

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sorceress; medium; female fortuneteller; (arch.) child from the city

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always; all the time; never; usual; regular

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if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question

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to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon

1

breakfast

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however

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

6

clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.

1

to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided

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

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cheap article; poor quality article

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

7

sultry night; sweltering night; night in which temperature doesn't fall below 25 degrees C

1

to show; to display

1

phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item

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indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

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like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to

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incident; affair; happening; event

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was; were

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today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

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stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage

2

morning sun

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

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promptly; quickly

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to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail

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the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

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but; however; although

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right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?

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in that way; thus; so; so?

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that; those; the

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as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state

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to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

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here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

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at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for

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to remain; to be left

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to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

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