jpdb beta

present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade

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invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable

1

throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

1

to cut in; to butt in

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to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over

1

whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard

1

(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)

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hegemony; leadership; initiative

3

these guys; these fellows

1

gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked

1

keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation

3

to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of

1

high price

1

to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing

1

war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset

1

continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration

1

national power

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very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

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to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going

3

economic conditions

1

hostility; antagonism; opposition

3

to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)

1

lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many

1

convenient

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circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money

2

plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus

1

impression

3

rise; increase; upload; posting online; close-up; completion of filming; upswept hairstyle

1

powerless; weak; lacking physical strength; incompetent; lacking ability; powerless

1

convenient; handy; useful

1

mutual opposition; contrariety; contradiction; repulsion

1

even if; even though; although one might say; although called

1

both; (not) either

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outward appearance; ostensible; public; official

2

to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent

1

to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of

1

(in) secrecy; behind closed doors

1

to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep

1

good impression; favorable impression

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or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

2

to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)

4

necessity; need

1

hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho

1

to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with

1

I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference

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reputation; respectability

2

strategy; tactics

1

standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (jōseki); standard sequence of moves (esp. in a corner)

1

to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)

1

to rely on

1