jpdb beta

long way; distant place

1

emerging market; emerging nation; emergent nation; developing country; developing nation

2

fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

2

marriage proposal; marriage talks

1

to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)

2

even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...

3

at many levels

1

at; in; on

1

goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies

1

insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint

1

country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)

3

trade route

1

to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up

1

project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct

1

still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

2

negotiations; discussions; connection

1

stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs

2

politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver

1

aspiration; volunteering; desire; application

3

outside the country; abroad

1

to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)

2

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

1

to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse

1

not necessarily so; is not always true

1

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

2

low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key

2

to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of

1

misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness

1

reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution

1

fleeing the country

1

to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes

1

that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

1

to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

3

that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage

1

on purpose; deliberately; intentionally

1

judgment; judgement; decision; verdict

1

to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself

1

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

1

along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following

1

conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation

1

first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

2

to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)

1

letter; note

6

maidservant

1

to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care

1

to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession

1

to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)

1

ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery

1

who

2

to address

1