jpdb beta

pole (north, south); climax; extreme (point)

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(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus

2

operating principles

2

climate

2

social conditions; social situation; state of society; social landscape; social climate

1

to compete with; to vie for

1

to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)

3

uncountable; innumerable

2

scientific capability; scientific ability (e.g. of a student); scientific strength (e.g. of a country); level of technological development

1

monopolistic; exclusive

1

monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself

7

super technology; technology beyond our current capabilities, mainly in science fiction

2

without exception

2

military technology

2

diversion; putting something to another use

1

mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day

3

to annoy; to cause trouble

1

kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre

2

to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself

6

Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital

7

Cambridge

3

possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)

5

funds; capital

1

sign; mark; symbol; sign (e.g. positive, negative)

1

to have one's name entered (in a list)

1

potato (Solanum tuberosum)

1

right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages

1

delicious; skillful; skilled; expert

3

seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment

2

ancient times; distant past; antiquity

3

magic; sorcery; incantation

1

worry; agony

2

to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high

5

ambassador

82

to work without sleep or rest

1

foreign; abroad; overseas

2

Greenland

3

open sea; Okinawa

2

objective; aim; mark

3

endurance; persistence

1

groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)

2

data representation

2

data bank; databank

2

statistics

1

which; well; now; c'mon

2

amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal

5

absurd; nonsensical; preposterous

3

by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident

1

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

11

to think of; to come up with

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