jpdb beta

to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)

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activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)

2

along the road; along the way

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to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)

2

countermeasure; counter-measure

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to state; to express; to mention

2

note; memo; memorandum

1

regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

1

brains; brain tissue

1

general mobilization; general mobilisation

1

suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy

4

whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches

2

to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies

1

truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth

1

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

1

way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

1

labor; labour; manpower; working force

3

concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial

1

sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment

1

to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)

3

exaggeration; hyperbole

1

where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

2

thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances

1

to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)

1

to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with

2

priority; order of precedence

1

beforehand; in advance; previously

1

turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)

1

rather; better; instead; if anything

4

arrival

1

to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across

4

to be the case that

1

evening; dusk; twilight

1

to go past; to pass; to pass by

3

presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in

1

naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting

1

principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders

1

cherry blossom (colour, color)

1

rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.

1

news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact

1

seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)

1

as expected; predictably; not surprisingly

1

map

1

fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-

1

total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale

1

to take over; to hand over

2

completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)

1

registration fee

1

stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)

1

to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish

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