jpdb beta

senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer

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drawing a tile from the wall; win with a self-drawn tile; winning off a self-drawn tile while completely concealed (meld); winning off a self-drawn tile without having called any tiles

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south

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one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)

1

running quickly; fleeing; doing as one likes

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win worth 16000 points (or, if dealer, 24000 points)

1

generations; ages; years

1

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

1

auntie; older woman

1

this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent

1

good grief

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well then ...; in that situation; in which case

2

gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me

1

sounds

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really; truly; indeed; good grief

1

opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person

1

slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably

2

mother

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Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly

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member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress

1

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

1

filing a (criminal) complaint; reporting a crime

1

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

3

very; extremely; that is

1

he; she; that guy

3

to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)

2

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

1

listen!; you see; mind you; remember

1

gentleman

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now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

1

deluxe suite

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

1

to take a picture

1

from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth

1

clearing one's throat; cough

1

double circle (indicating "very good" on a piece of school work)

2

unbarked lumber

1

Shunsuke

1

reporter; journalist

3

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

lover; mistress

1

false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation

1

in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward

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writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)

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conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation

3

samurai receiving this much rice as a fee; offering of rice cake containing this much rice; person receiving this amount of money as a salary

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one's home; one's house

2

to die

2

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

2

contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import

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