jpdb beta

half price

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to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival

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to be profitable; to yield a profit

1

everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything

1

nose

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to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

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to play a leading role; to play a central part

3

Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)

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the whole area; all areas

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market (for goods, services, etc.); outlet (for selling); opening

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main; principal; chief; primary; major

5

serious; important; significant; grave; weighty

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threat; menace

3

mere; simple; sheer

2

to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

1

to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict

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inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

2

sales; selling; marketing

3

entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with

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lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication

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to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate

2

to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind

1

to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect

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one's subordinate

2

intelligence or information network

1

accurate; correct; precise; exact

1

flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest

1

aroma; fragrance; scent; smell

3

several (levels, floors)

1

to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate

1

seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

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to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted

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feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear

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to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down

2

inferiority; recessiveness; recessive

2

to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back

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with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff

3

to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

2

before long; even now

3

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

2

hint; suggestion

1

purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele

5

Edo-period gold mint

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Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint

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every kind; all sorts

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craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman

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scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread

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work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device

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gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish

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teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)

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