jpdb beta

genetics; study of heredity

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loss (of assets, profit, etc.)

4

at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else

1

resolute; determined; bold

2

casualties; the killed and wounded

1

sedan

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passenger car

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(train) conductor

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is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

1

(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing

1

to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb

1

Antwerp

1

fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation

4

service; duty; work

1

advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging

4

western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)

5

extensive; vast range; wide scope

2

to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate

2

steel

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sandy soil

1

dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall

2

daytime; midday

1

to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up

1

maintenance costs

1

ratio; proportion; percentage

2

cost; expense

1

sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)

1

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

1

to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from

1

Leophld; Leopold; Leopoldo

2

returning to the United States; kibei; Japanese-American children (nisei) born prior to WWII who were sent to Japan for schooling before returning to America

1

discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon

1

once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat

3

pilgrimage; pilgrim

1

to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of

1

return to an island

1

consequence; causal relationship; nexus

1

so far as

1

to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

1

to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)

3

numerical; quantitative

1

hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa

1

experienced; already had an experience (with something)

1

close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum

1

common knowledge; well-known fact

1

handwritten manuscript

1

to expel; to drive out

3

to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip

1

close associate; close aide; brains-truster

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Morgenthau

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