jpdb beta

satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable

1

to communicate

3

to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise

2

(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill

1

organizational capability; organisational capability

1

to concern; to be related

5

many years; a long time

4

number; number plate; license plate

1

to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)

1

win-win (situation)

2

give-and-take; give and take

1

dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled

1

transactions; dealings; business

2

to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

2

outsourcing

1

outsourcing; contracting out; ordering with an outside supplier

2

subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)

1

cover; lid; cap

1

second; number two; runner-up

1

to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee

6

now that you say that; now that you mention it

3

branch office

5

it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...

1

readiness to cooperate; framework for cooperation

3

prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)

1

the four seasons

1

considerably; not a little; in no small numbers

4

to do

2

variation

1

mating; crossbreeding; cross-fertilization; cross-fertilisation

2

appeal; call for something; request; axiom

1

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

15

oh, yes?; really?

2

no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it

18

to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast

4

surely; certainly; without doubt

7

reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating

3

to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

3

misunderstanding

7

miscalculation

1

memoirs; reminiscence

1

division; section; classification; sorting; division

1

uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious

5

duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration

1

in great amount; considerably; substantially; quite

1

long ago

2

original; novel; new

1

surprise

2

my; one's own; I ...; one ...

1

pioneer; trailblazer; leader; groundbreaker; pathfinder; forerunner

2