jpdb beta

splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK

2

to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

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ha ha ha; hee hee hee

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huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!

2

father

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originally; by nature; from the start

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Southeast Asia

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and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...

12

electrical appliances; electric appliances

1

market (for goods, services, etc.); outlet (for selling); opening

1

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

3

work; job; labor; work

16

to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)

26

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

1

to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

1

to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits

1

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

2

such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!

16

important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

1

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

6

as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

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Japan

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manufacturing industry

1

weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)

1

quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to

1

state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances

1

to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

14

to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back

4

palm (of one's hand)

1

to scoop; to ladle out

1

water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

2

like; similar to; as with; in the same way

1

to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)

1

manufacturing; craftsmanship; making things by hand

1

satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client

1

rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights

1

chance; opportunity

1

to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen

15

path; route; itinerary

1

to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make

1

very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

2

wonderful; splendid; magnificent

1

will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)

2

indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

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to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

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success; hit

3

safety; security

2

that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

5

father; dad; husband; you; he

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

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