jpdb beta

new; fresh; novel

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place of employment

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together; jointly; at the same time; with; both

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despair; hopelessness

1

elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself

2

to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

2

to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of

1

publicly; openly; ostensibly; formally

1

luckily

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to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out

1

number of persons; personnel

3

within the sphere of influence (of)

1

mercenary (soldier)

1

detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered

1

paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement

1

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

1

letter of introduction

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to succeed to someone's post; to take someone's place; to take over someone's position; to step into someone's shoes

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influence; power; might; strength; potency; force

2

group; mass

1

sincere; honest; faithful

1

so to speak

1

humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code

1

to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize

1

execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment

2

precious; valuable

1

to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

2

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

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blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature

1

green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)

1

yellow; amber

1

gem; jewel; precious stone

9

counter for articles; counter for military units; individual

1

growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing

1

spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham

3

high quality

1

to take; to carry (something) away; to bear

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rather; better

3

to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of

1

to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out

1

common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice

1

to take someone's life; to kill someone

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wise; clever; smart

1

pride; boast; credit (to)

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condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite

2

to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand

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to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)

3

to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence

1

to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge

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next day

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