jpdb beta

to value time

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business world; business circles; (the) industry

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close connection; deep involvement; close relationship

1

future; distant future

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to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

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check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base

1

to do together

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child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood

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to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into

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to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

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announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known

1

dinner

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menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu

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red sea bream (Pagrus major); Japanese sea bream; red tai; porgy

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seafood seasoned with salt and sake then steamed

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heated vegetables; warm vegetables

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lamb

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saute

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salad

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orthodox school

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French; French food; French cuisine

1

after a meal

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ceremony; rite; ritual; service

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alcohol; sake

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to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath

1

sign; signal; cue

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card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game

10

pen

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sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again

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to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort

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signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

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to make a lasting impression

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simply; merely; only; solely

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declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)

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succession; inheritance

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had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon

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not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means

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sworn younger brother; junior male peer (in a club, group, etc.)

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calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!

2

carrying voice; well-projected voice

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to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out

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for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

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proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment

1

mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

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to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in

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persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency

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passage; paragraph

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one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good

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correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)

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brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows

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