jpdb beta

personnel selection

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lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many

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near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal

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power struggle

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than; other than; except; but

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enemy nation

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centre; center; pivot; central nervous system

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but; however; provided that

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threat; menace

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to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct

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site; plot; lot; grounds

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call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)

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mere; only a ...

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meritorious war service

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prize; award; reward

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very great; enormous; serious

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it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say

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promotion; raising of status

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notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology

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already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast

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months (period of)

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environment; circumstance

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complete change; about-face

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north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind

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plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place

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nightmare; bad dream

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low grade; vulgar; low class; cheap; low level

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reproductive (procreative) power; fertility

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southern part; the south (of a region)

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shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low

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cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do

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reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance

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floor above; floor upstairs

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joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side

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

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beautiful; gorgeous

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delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle

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work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device

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fresco; mural; wall painting

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furnishings; implements; equipment

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to clear away; to remove; to demolish

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storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building

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to lie deep in; to extend far back

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blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing

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evergreen oak

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noble visitor

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

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banknote; bill; note; paper money

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celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position

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visitor; caller

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