jpdb beta

to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify

3

other side; opposite side; other party

1

prime of life

2

large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool

1

one bow; one salute; one greeting

3

slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet

1

waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl

1

mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district

2

Western countries; (former) Western Bloc countries

3

import; importation; introduction; afferent

1

high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior

1

sweet-smelling; scentful; fragrant

1

aroma; fragrance; scent; smell

2

nasal cavity

2

to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse

2

to begin grandly; to start with a bang; to make a spectacular beginning; (lit.) to throw open the curtains

1

so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense

2

fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest

1

hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build

1

greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice

1

to dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)

1

how; in what way

1

hegemony; leadership; initiative

2

(art of) fencing; swordsmanship

1

match; game; bout; contest

1

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

3

in this manner; in this way; like this

1

new development; new discovery

1

profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana

2

opposite side; other side; other party

1

eloquence; volubility; (lit.) (like) water on a standing board

1

wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move

1

field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity; one's monopoly

1

chopsticks; (something) at hand; (in) one's possession; (near) one's hands

1

please look at it

1

aforementioned; above-mentioned

1

existing (type, style, form); traditional; conventional; legacy (software, etc.)

1

abundant; plentiful; rich; ample

1

while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side

2

stamina; tenacity

2

management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome

1

to seize the initiative

1

to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)

1

sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment

3

alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call

1

intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection

1

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

1

to say; to tell; to state; to do

2

productivity

2

change; fluctuation

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