jpdb beta

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

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as; because; with; due to

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industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation

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to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum; to fly into a rage

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lumber; timber; wood

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source of supply

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rush (of people or activity); rush (sudden forward motion); rush hour; rushes; dailies

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preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard

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felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering

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to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)

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walking about town; stroll around town; walking the streets (e.g. for exercise)

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shopping

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to choke; to have trouble breathing

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striking; remarkable; considerable

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among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once

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lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality

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sick person; patient; invalid

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hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)

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agriculture; farming

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protection; repellent

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growth promotant

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occupation; calling; livelihood

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information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing

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cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent

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convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)

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(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while

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cake or snack served with tea

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fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)

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indifferent; paying no attention; taking no notice

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neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country

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to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter

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contiguous (of land); adjoining; adjacent; continuous (with); connected (without a break); seamlessly linked

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outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)

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sum total; total amount

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at regular intervals; evenly spaced

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to bury; to embed; to implant

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eight; 8

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to take the form (of); to assume a shape

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mere; simple; sheer

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continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

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young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth

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ambition; aspiration

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revenge

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vigorous advance (while attacking the enemy); sweeping advance; string of wins; series of great successes; unbroken run of success (in business, entertainment, etc.)

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to gain popularity

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to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead

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stairs; stairway; staircase

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to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)

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skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme

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art of conversation

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