jpdb beta

abatement; reduction

1

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

2

on countless occasions; many a time

1

course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit

1

cushioning; packaging

1

total exhaustion

1

thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight

1

to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room

2

bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)

1

to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in

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no!; no no!; no, not at all

1

stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification

2

one's own country

1

advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

1

to try to do; to attempt to do

1

versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing

2

brewing; fermenting; arousing; causing; creating

1

dirty; vulgar; nasty; offensive; disgusting

1

demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

1

indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided

1

heating; application of heat

1

cold (drinking) water

1

to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

2

to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit

1

busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety

1

holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night

1

bedmaking (at a hotel, etc.)

1

to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)

2

entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly

2

to wrap up

3

payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner

3

to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk

2

hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no

1

willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition

1

each; every

1

to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)

1

overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed

3

to steal a kiss; to snatch a kiss

1

small; little; tiny

7

(body) weight

2

to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

2

though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless

6

to take command; to give direction

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depending on the situation; depending on circumstances

1

feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home

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to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance

2

time; hour; season; suitable time; opportunity; chance

1

emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness

1

both arms

2

to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around

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