jpdb beta

height of; middle of; full bloom

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thug; hooligan

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being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)

1

nephew

2

skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently

1

deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA

1

parent-child relationship

1

sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time

1

stifled (laughter); simmering

1

truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity

1

to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed

1

(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning

1

thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe

1

senior; elder; person older than oneself

1

major subject; special study

1

to do one good; to be beneficial; to be good for the body or mind; to put oneself in the place of ...; to put oneself in (someone's) shoes

1

Agency for Cultural Affairs

2

disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge

2

to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy

1

strong person; the strong; the powerful

5

bed

1

to indicate; to show; to point to

1

of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless

1

weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person

4

to support each other; to support one another

1

defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage

1

worthlessness

1

to be covertly swapped; to be replaced (e.g. with a counterfeit)

3

lifeblood

1

to buy up

1

low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)

1

lumber; timber; wood

2

government and municipal offices; public agencies

3

to assemble everything together; to do something as a group

1

raw materials; ingredient

1

(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees

1

natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God

1

to appear to regret (an outcome, etc.); to seem bitter

1

to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish

1

apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety

1

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

1

share (in a company); stock

1

itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification

1

famous; notorious; noted

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megabank

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risk management

1

to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire

1

to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands

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