jpdb beta

the right person in the right place

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home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains

4

enemy nation

4

other side; opposite side; other party

2

profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing

3

to shut in; to confine; to contain

1

weakening

1

threat; menace

1

(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment

3

incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person

1

seventy; 70

1

ninety; 90

1

hundred points; perfect mark

1

rational; reasonable; logical

1

peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times

1

and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

1

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

1

to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

2

myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)

1

daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

4

love letter

1

straight line; beeline

1

opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail

1

all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults

1

father-in-law; foster father; stepfather

1

disillusionment

1

detestable; abhorrent; loathsome

1

decapitation; beheading

1

how are you?

2

nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion

1

diplomatic relations

1

territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action

1

superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding

3

retainer; subject; vassal; servant

1

postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.

1

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

2

dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp

6

of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)

2

to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official

1

meandering; snaking; zigzagging

1

to take out; to drag out

1

advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint

1

surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance

1

serious look (on one's face); straight face

2

trembling from fear; trembling all over

2

great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron

1

clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent

1

irresolute; hesitant

3

to give a reason

1

error of judgment; miscalculation

1