jpdb beta

betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

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to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)

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to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)

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uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease

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increase and decrease; fluctuation

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difference; variation; difference

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big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

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difference; disparity; gap

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to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

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only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to

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check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque

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to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

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as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit

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always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

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success; hit

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(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red

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many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common

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the end

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cost; expense

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to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)

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to remain; to be left

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to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge

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inside; within

2

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

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effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving

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or; otherwise

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magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell

2

(study of) pharmacy; pharmaceutics

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laboratory; seminar room; professor's office

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conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly

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summer

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till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)

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details; particulars; detailed; minute; detailed statement

2

what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few

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counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level

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technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional

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term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology

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together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

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brand name; trade name; product name

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to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal

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unit price; unit cost

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quantity; volume; amount

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amount of money; sum of money

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to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

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similar

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(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very

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but; however; although

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normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station

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until now; so far; up to the present

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(period of) a year; during an era

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