jpdb beta

looking and listening; (television) viewing; watching; (public) attention; interest

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to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by

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without an occupation; unemployed; jobless

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establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration

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organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)

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large company; large enterprise; large corporation

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management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons

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composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization

4

novel; original; new; innovative

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very popular; highly favoured

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red

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

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to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded

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company employee; office worker; white-collar worker

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blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)

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shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people

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yellow

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NEET (young person not in education, employment or training)

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black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface

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jobless university graduate

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pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic

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section manager; section chief

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adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair

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voluntary retirement

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female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering

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to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off

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mysterious person

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company president; manager; director

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(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities

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promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

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slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

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children's (TV) show; children's program

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pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal

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to communicate

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next week

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estrangement; neglect; alienation; casting out; ostracism; giving the cold shoulder

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disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment

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DVD recorder

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present condition; existing state; status quo; current state

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unnecessary; not needed; not necessary

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luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant

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gasoline; petrol

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one drop (of fluid)

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consumer electronics; home appliances

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economising; saving

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after a meal

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hostage

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coward; dastard

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however; because; as

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fair words fill not the belly; food before romance

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