jpdb beta

(political) power; authority; influence

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assistance; help; assist (final pass or cross before a goal)

4

completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success

1

label; sticker

3

historic; historical

2

to be saved up (of money)

3

for (some) doubtful points to remain

6

public finance; financial affairs; financial situation

1

economical person; thrifty person; saver

1

like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else

5

putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank

5

straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation

1

to get one's head around; to think about

4

to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else

1

secret meeting; clandestine meeting

15

to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)

10

camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade

3

illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding

4

good evening

3

before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)

1

to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on

10

ray of hope; glimmer of hope

3

to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning

2

alteration; falsification; faking

2

to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)

3

location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is

1

to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light

9

good boy; good girl

5

(urban) prefecture (i.e. Osaka and Kyoto); centre (e.g. of learning); center; (government) office; fu (administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam)

3

to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy

7

to make known

1

dam

1

muddy stream

1

to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)

2

to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane

7

to make sense

4

in a sense; in some way; to an extent

20

strap (for carrying something); strap (on a dress, bra, etc.)

1

if you can't beat them; join them; you can't fight city hall; if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side than to fight them

1

to be scared; to be afraid; to tremble with fear

1

to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by

1

thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned

2

to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)

10

rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks (drink)

4

many years; a long time

5

preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice

3

the last moment; the very end

31

blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace

7

to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned

5

to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound

6