jpdb beta

latent; potential

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to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match

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as; because; with; due to

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industrial goods

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building addition or extension; an annex

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gift

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reward; honorarium; remuneration

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united; unified

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to establish; to formulate

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using as an intermediary; through

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even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

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bribe; money under the table

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source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring

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hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)

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merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism

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(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force

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to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)

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ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)

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merits and demerits; good points and bad points; strengths and weaknesses

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unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain

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to reign supreme; to assume the leadership (hegemony); to dominate

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bad (fictitious) bill; empty promise

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freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes

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increase

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(all) together

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other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary

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to make somebody lose face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish

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conferral of honors (honours), according to merits

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restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization

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morbid; unhealthful; insalubrious

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to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable

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tea utensils

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collection; correction

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production (e.g. play); direction

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stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation

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stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition

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more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others

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to be preeminent; to be outstanding

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cowardly; timid; easily frightened

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to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge

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a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

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realism

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factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions

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military officer; naval officer

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civil official

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power struggle

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one's remaining years; the rest of one's life

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man-eating fiend

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a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)

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(French) July Monarchy

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