jpdb beta

advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist

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profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view

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mid-air breakage; mid-air disintegration

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chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc

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to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)

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valid; effective; yuko (judo)

1

to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying

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bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency

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dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)

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hello; harrow

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a few years later

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the Bon Festival and New Year; two great things (happening at the same time)

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influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne

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politics; government

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full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width

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fame; reputation; renown

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when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

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confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up

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full operation (e.g. of a factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed

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freelance

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dwindling; declining; diminishing; tapering (to a point)

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groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat

2

change (e.g. season)

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manager; proprietor

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direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination

3

translator

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translation; deciphering; decoding; translation

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work; business; company; study

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input; (data) entry; typing

2

same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism

4

establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration

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insisting

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profit; earnings; stroke of luck

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two times; twice; two degrees

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personal digital assistant; PDA

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to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing

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and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time

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efficient

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controlled society; regulated society

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having poor eyesight

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to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run

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to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for

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language learning ability; foreign language skills; linguistic ability

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source of income

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brake; (a) stop (to a development, behavior, etc.); (the) brakes

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sleepiness; drowsiness

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boarding procedures; check-in

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public (facilities, service, etc.); communal

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close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate

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thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances

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