jpdb beta

to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die

1

roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)

2

to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall

1

approval; license; licence; permission

3

predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy

2

to spend money

1

next time (occasion)

2

later on; eventually; afterwards

4

on the occasion of; at the time of

2

to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve

1

to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge

2

how long; how far; how much

1

relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation

1

politician; statesman

11

bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy

2

bribe; sweetener; douceur

7

drink; beverage

1

doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness

1

huge; gigantic; enormous

2

funds; capital

3

top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat

3

will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope

3

at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway

1

clue; lead; key; handhold; hold

1

to have an idea; to have a clue

1

actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living

1

confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging

1

resignation; leaving office; leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)

1

laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)

1

teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder

5

each other; one another

2

give-and-take

1

thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound

1

procedure; process; proceedings; formalities

1

room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

1

cabinet; housing (of equipment)

1

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

1

floor

2

pipe; tube

1

this year

1

receiving; receipt

1

to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed

2

press conference

3

chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)

2

company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.

3

joint press conference

1

basic agreement

1

firm; strong; solid; stable

1

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

2

construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation

1