jpdb beta

fictitious bill; dishonoured bill; bad check; empty promise

1

lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life

5

to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate

1

important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game

5

to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)

1

tendency; trend; inclination

3

to exercise one's authority (over); to influence; to glare (at); to scowl; to glower

1

motive; incentive; motif

2

to be found; to be discovered

1

to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

1

is that so?; I see; right; oh

5

to be given up; to be discontinued

1

for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being

1

honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)

2

to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with

1

to be a match for; to rival; to be equal to

1

one large ...; a great ...

1

scandal

1

morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps

2

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

1

brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic

1

to thank

2

bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh

1

to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position

1

if you think about it; come to think of it

2

friendly; amicable

1

cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance

2

from now on; hereafter

4

serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not

5

king

2

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

1

wetland; marshland

8

isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on

2

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)

6

opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

3

without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily

1

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

2

mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly

2

confidentiality; nondisclosure

1

longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long

1

to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)

1

to put on (coat, gown, etc.)

2

mantle; cloak; manteau

1

serial bizarre murder case

2

record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)

8

diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)

1

to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)

1

presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch

1

change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange

1

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

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