jpdb beta

bookmark; guidebook

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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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only; sole; unique

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worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace

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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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cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration

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was; were

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although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

2

various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)

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

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shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma

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yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's

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seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

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that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)

3

tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony

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it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?

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(cow's) milk

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is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

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Mr (junior); master; boy

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imperial visit

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Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

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thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

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something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

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to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)

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cooked rice; meal

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to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

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hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo

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a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily

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to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

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ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

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I; me; you; manservant

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part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty

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

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good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

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appetite (for food)

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nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible

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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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that; those; the

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female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress

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

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always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

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to find out; to discover; to locate

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seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up

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to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)

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

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lighten up!; cheer up!

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tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)

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new moon; first day of the lunar month; (in ancient China) next year's calendar and decrees (distributed by the Emperor at year's end)

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(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (location); sum of money

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aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

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