jpdb beta

leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals

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right wing

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group (usu. of people)

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countermeasure; counter-measure

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transportation

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all companies; each company

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increase; rise; growth; addition; increment

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(air or sea) route; course; line; run

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security-related; from the stand-point of safety

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all tickets

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traditional; conventional

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to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize

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Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

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Shinkansen; bullet train

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to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful

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countermeasure; counter-measure

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in name; on paper

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document; official papers

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to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember

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group; bunch; crowd; group

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to slip through; to slip past; to evade

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history

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tradition; convention

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brand; bland

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ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)

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regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt

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in accordance with; according to

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pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting

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at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn

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to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice

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opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

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minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)

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to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that

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old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days

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Touhokuhonsen

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serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce

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babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper

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hill; height; knoll; rising ground

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the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket

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usual state of things

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propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement

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clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect

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under the influence of

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making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)

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area on Japan Sea side of Japan, including Niigata

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feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)

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single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)

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singing; songs

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music box; musical box

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light; easy; non-serious; minor

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