jpdb beta

engineer

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acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption

1

to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

1

wealthy people; the rich

1

diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization

2

tradition; convention

1

to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize

1

by all means; no matter what; at any rate

1

conservative

1

to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth

1

stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete

1

big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

1

pop; signage; display; billboard (as used to decorate arcade games)

1

faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true

1

to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard

1

moment; second; instant

4

second place

3

shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try

2

to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)

2

crime; offence; offense

1

means; way; measure

1

right of management

1

to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

1

matter for the court; (ending up as a) lawsuit; legal tussle; court fight

1

friction; discord; strife

1

criticism; judgement; judgment; comment

1

to fear; to be afraid of

3

sense of purpose

1

to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds

1

avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)

3

two minutes

2

meaning; called; said

1

which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon

2

to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge

1

big; large; great

1

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

2

to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show

1

general meeting of stockholders

1

vision

1

conflict; complication; troubles; discord

4

next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

1

accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice

1

part; part-timer; part-time (work)

2

making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)

1

mwahahaha (evil laughter)

1

to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision

2

to ascertain; to check; to make sure

7

with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)

1

(not) very; (not) much

1

mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking

1