jpdb beta

Democratic Liberal Party (1948-1950)

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clique; faction

1

to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)

1

not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect

1

daughter

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enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby

1

to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in

9

moment; second; instant

1

form; shape; figure; visage

8

to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

9

rope; cord; policeman's rope

2

to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen

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hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)

2

borrowing

1

coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK

3

to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish

14

more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time

2

time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)

2

small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive

1

to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate

3

human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem

1

speech; expression; wording; language

1

entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image

1

pearl; Perl; purl (knitting stitch)

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accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)

1

outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness

1

to shine; to glitter; to sparkle

1

genuine article; real thing; real deal

3

perhaps; probably; generous; many; much

6

1,000,000; one million; million; many

2

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least

9

tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)

1

to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

1

to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept

9

bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

4

first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank

1

living; lifestyle; living room

1

previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age

1

nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may

4

spacious; vast; wide

2

your home; your family; their home; (my) home

1

oh!; oh?; my!

2

wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do

3

the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

2

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

4

attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance

1

to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

4

girl's feeling; maiden's mind

1

investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

2

together

2