jpdb beta

to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)

1

(political) power; authority; influence

3

to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk

2

clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain

1

equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent

1

giving something a try because it will not do any harm

1

to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle

1

to wail; to bawl; to cry loudly; to shout (while crying)

1

you (singular)

5

exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal

3

(on) one's own; (by) oneself

2

true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience

2

priority; order of precedence

1

a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course

1

disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position

2

acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent

1

means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull

5

personal connections

3

to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

1

various countries; various regions; various provinces

1

abundant; plentiful; rich; ample

1

young; youthful

1

link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging

1

other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination

1

other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary

1

advantage; benefit; profit; interest

1

to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)

4

meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview

1

to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do

1

title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank

1

connection; pull

3

influence; clout; leverage

1

advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)

1

as; because; with; due to

1

pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary

1

pickling in salt; food preserved in salt; holding on to (shares, land, etc.) for an extended period until its value increases; leaving unsold; leaving unused

1

confidence; trust; faith; credit

3

even now; still; as yet

3

turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)

1

possession; ownership

1

myself

1

ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights

2

to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)

3

pride; boast; credit (to)

1

to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

2

crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets

1

mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event

1

rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence

2

to begin to cry

1

sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)

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