jpdb beta

by (indicating means of action); as (a group, etc.); indicates the agent in a causative construction; acts as a connective indicating a state or condition; adds emphasis; and

1

comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable

2

to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over

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short of hands

2

cost

2

dispute; conflict; trouble; unrest; strife

2

large number of deaths; massive fatalities

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all thanks to ...; ... is a lifesaver; (one) couldn't do without ...; our gracious ...; hats off to ...

1

public works; public-works projects; public utilities

2

to become moist; to be moistened; to profit (from); to benefit; to be refreshed (of one's mind); to be enriched (of one's heart)

1

stranger; outsider

1

punishment (esp. spanking a child); criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)

1

oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism

2

unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

2

crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis

1

power struggle

3

league; federation; union

1

lower rank

3

worst case

2

child

2

oral; in the mouth

2

baseless; groundless

2

go for it; keep at it

2

tell (Middle-Eastern archaeological mound)

1

bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand

1

Central Intelligence Agency (US); CIA

5

unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up

1

economic independence; self-sufficiency; autarky

2

market (for goods, services, etc.); outlet (for selling); opening

1

manufacturer; maker

1

half price

1

sale; sales; selling; marketing

1

mediator; go-between; middleman; broker

1

braggart; boaster; big talker; big mouth; blowhard; bullshitter

1

(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place

2

to polish up; to shine up

1

(arch.) that is in; who is called; that is called; that is; I see

2

expression of appreciation (for someone's efforts); thanks

1

midwinter; dead of winter

1

to catch a cold

1

pocket heater; hand warmer; heater pack

2

lining; land that does not adjoin to public or private roads

2

down jacket; quilted down coat

2

to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded

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to be cured; to be healed; to cure; to heal; to rule

1

clever person

1

earthling; earthman; terrestrial; citizen of Earth

6

wide; extensive; comprehensive; far-reaching; widespread

1

international problem

3

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

3