jpdb beta

to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

1

common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known

1

seller; vendor

3

(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage

2

global market

1

struggle (for); scramble; contest

1

enlargement; increase

3

without

2

central Japan

1

steamship (shipping) company

1

order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation

1

programme; program; plans; arrangements

1

different form; different shape

1

circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period

1

postage stamp

1

area; domain; territory; field; range; region

1

to jump at; to be attracted by

1

to print; to publish; to begin to print

1

(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look

1

coastline; shoreline; coastal railway

1

bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse

1

dry wind

1

to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)

2

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

1

brown; tanned

2

passing shower; streaks of pouring rain

1

increasing the number of staff; hiring more people

1

aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor

1

moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment

3

last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)

1

Zen monk

1

scrupulous; careful; meticulous

1

coarse; rough; bulky

1

recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition

2

counterattack

1

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

1

dispute; conflict; trouble; strife

1

support; backing; aid; assistance

1

even if not; even without

2

easy; simple; light

4

secret information; intelligence

1

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

1

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

3

(arch.) mourning clothes; mourning; period of mourning

2

Cambon

2

cheque; check

7

to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself

1

trend; tendency; movement; attitude

1

(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)

1

presentation (e.g. of a gift)

1