jpdb beta

rather than

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lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)

1

regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate

2

charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price

1

cause for concern; reasons for uneasiness

1

one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection

1

asking price

1

lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality

1

exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate

1

price; cost

1

remuneration; recompense; reward; toll

6

in hand; on hand; on one; handheld

1

to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle

1

that's so, isn't it

2

money on hand

2

how; in what way; how about; questionable

2

to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)

2

to seize the initiative

1

valuable article; valuables

1

strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork

1

pace

3

to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

2

to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)

1

standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move

1

speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression

1

business ability; business acumen

1

to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other

1

war; battle; match; game; competition

1

apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock

1

heavily; profoundly

1

weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance

2

saliva (in one's mouth)

1

normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station

2

each other; one another

2

(find) common (meeting) ground

1

point of compromise; common ground

1

verbal dispute

2

waste of time

1

defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)

1

everything working out as desired

1

shopping; purchased goods

1

refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed

1

to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up

2

trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention

2

trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)

4

absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic

1

to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

1

indignation; resentment

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prompt decision; quick decision; immediate judgement; summary judgment; summary judgement

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paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed

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