jpdb beta

mold; mould; mildew

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Japan and the Philippines

2

valley

2

report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage

2

newspaper

2

to attract interest; to get attention to appeal

1

wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly

2

to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about

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the reason is ...; it is because ...

2

fate; destiny; lot

5

to gather; to collect; to assemble

1

to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat

2

between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish

2

outdoor concert hall; band shell; bandstand

1

all people; everybody; ten thousand people

1

rather than (do ...)

1

Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people

1

trouble; quarrel; dispute

1

first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag

1

commercial company

1

trade (foreign)

1

lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)

1

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1

government official; clerk

1

assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)

1

(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups

1

inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable

1

soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby

1

meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club

1

give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose

4

to have dealings with; to be involved in

1

true intention; underlying motive

1

to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating

1

insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)

1

objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

1

going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court

1

having good eyesight

1

happy; auspicious; propitious; naive

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international problem

3

touch; contact

2

refutation; rebuttal; retort

2

stark naked; nude; bare; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank

1

completely; fully; entirely

1

root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base

1

one's person; around one's person

1

trap; pitfall

1

origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning

1

extensive; wide; broad

1

one's possessions; ownership

2

irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

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