jpdb beta

government; administration; ministry

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policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle

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to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble

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to claim victims; to cause casualties

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to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with

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present condition; existing state; status quo; current state

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negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations

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materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

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having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still

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as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

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to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger

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prestige; dignity

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usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while

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

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slow; late; too late

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criticism; judgement; judgment; comment

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apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

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Japanese government

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very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

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smooth (i.e. without problems)

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decision; determination

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but; however; provided that

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failure; mistake; blunder

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last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier

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certainly; surely; definitely

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reply; response

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present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing

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time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance

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termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)

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to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)

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but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

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to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)

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to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

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dealing with; coping with

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situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances

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everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly

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to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

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action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation

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(not) one

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appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style

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to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself

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all present; all concerned; all of us

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and then; after that

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end; close; conclusion; termination

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separate; respective; different

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for this very reason; that is exactly why

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hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment

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way (of doing); manner; method; means

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to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out

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a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see

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