jpdb beta

should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

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perfect; complete

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grandstand play; grandstanding; showboating; showing off

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near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

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prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante

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to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

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seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that

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and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

2

stop

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to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

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at that time; in those days

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you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)

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the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come

2

to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself

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called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

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diagram; graph; schema

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to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

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sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams

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refinement; elegance; grace

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hotel

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again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

3

forked road; crossroads

1

to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)

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selling off; disposal by sale; sale

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completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)

2

how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way

2

foreign capital group; foreign company

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to buy; to purchase

2

affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella

4

to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold

2

on the occasion of; at the time of

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various; varied; diverse; all sorts of

1

to thrust before; to thrust at

1

be; is

4

jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point

1

(written) contract; agreement

4

(a) few; some; several

1

to accept; to receive; to agree

2

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)

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first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

1

customer; client; patron

2

foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese

1

limit; restriction

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moreover; in addition

2

amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover

1

maintenance; preservation; improvement

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headquarters; head office; main office

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autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication

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to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become

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