jpdb beta

(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart

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merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper

1

mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part

1

lunch; midday meal

3

business discussion; negotiation

1

hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat

1

unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable

1

feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear

5

sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful

2

book; volume; this; present; main; head; real

4

to linger (faint light of twilight); to remain lit in the lingering twilight

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

7

formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic

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aimless; rambling; desultory; casual

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chatting; idle talk

3

question; query

1

originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with

2

internal medicine; department of internal medicine

1

gastroscope

1

returning from abroad; coming back to one's country (Japan)

7

change of occupation

1

going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work

1

(on) one's own; (by) oneself

4

new medicine; new drug

1

including ...; inclusive of ...; bundling together (items of different size, quality, etc.); lumping together; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second

3

confusion; dismay; consternation; panic

3

after a meal

2

fruit

2

to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)

1

despite appearances

1

look like; sound like; seem like; savor of; smack of

1

to weave into; to interweave; to incorporate; to include; to put in

2

sixteen; 16

1

your husband; her husband

5

breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance

1

intimacy; friendship; friendly relations

2

up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual

4

leaving (it) to others

1

to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs

1

mediation; good offices; go-between; building a bridge

5

effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving

2

duty; role; function

2

to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over

2

tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well

3

congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!

1

observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking

1

doctor's visit; house call

3

to happen to pass by

1

graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting

3

fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year

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