jpdb beta

the powers that be

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companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)

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to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand

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politics; government

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at will

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to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

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place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)

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to seize the initiative

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together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

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proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim

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trial; judgement; judgment

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3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma

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interruption; suspension; break

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-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person

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important; momentous; essential; principal; major

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depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program

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meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention

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to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb

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beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week

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to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

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home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning

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training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha

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

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enterprise; business; company; corporation

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professional

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normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station

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Japan

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sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing

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at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know

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black tea

5

tension; mental strain; nervousness

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to soften; to moderate; to relieve

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to smooth; to harmonize; to facilitate; to streamline

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always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

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every time; each round

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how many hours?

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in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely

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efficiency

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of course; certainly; naturally

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business trip; official trip

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price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee

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estimate (of costs); budget

2

cost of materials

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frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge

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aunt; old lady; ma'am

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anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most

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to be (doing)

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to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on

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Shougo

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in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue

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