jpdb beta

(one's) life

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to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

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to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

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

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

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

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case; situation

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dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

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if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...

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Satchō Alliance; 1866 alliance between the feudal domains of Satsuma and Chōshū

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to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

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three people

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in that way; thus; so; so?

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then; well; so; be; is

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indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

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like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys

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Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)

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feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province

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head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major

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state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear

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to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate

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period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

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to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

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big; large; great

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chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus

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to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

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alliance; union; league

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yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof

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modern times; the modern age; this day and age

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mobile telephone; cellular telephone

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discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude

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huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to

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strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

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to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)

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(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any

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near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

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-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

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to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

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to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry

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I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

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never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up

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to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

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

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painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

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to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart

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all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy

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two persons; two people; pair; couple

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indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating

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potato (Solanum tuberosum)

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once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone

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