jpdb beta

to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)

1

sea route

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dividing into parts

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powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness

1

to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence

1

if so; in that case; in that situation

1

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

1

to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide

1

to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

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what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing

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purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive

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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

1

success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity

1

good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

2

skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity

1

highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side

1

all; every

1

state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances

1

correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with

1

to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on

1

to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only

1

guess; conjecture

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intention; aim; design

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there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when

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to have meaning; to be meaningful

3

is that so?; I see; right; oh

1

something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?

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circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

1

envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)

1

to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

1

what kind of; what sort of; what

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Flagship (company)

2

flagship

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number one; first; best; most; game; round

1

to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

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who

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difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

2

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

2

battleship

3

be; is

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to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)

1

yes

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United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain

1

return; coming back

1

child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood

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abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

2

to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)

2

declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)

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level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level

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to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

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