jpdb beta

company name; name of a company

1

list; wrist

5

three days

2

number of persons; personnel

1

dozens; scores of; decades

1

random; unintentional; unintended

2

election; selection; choice

3

principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general

1

achievement; performance; results; work; contribution

7

(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption

1

intentional; on purpose

1

to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

5

meeting convened to discuss issues; planning conference; review meeting; feedback session; investigative commission

4

loss-making corporation; money-losing enterprise; lossmaker

1

to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye

1

unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight

2

pointing out; identification

6

from now on; hereafter

10

reform measures; improvement plan; remedial measures

1

deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely

2

objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

4

to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)

3

feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about

4

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

8

contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import

11

afterwards

4

Hayashimoto

3

from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial

1

wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler

1

student (esp. a university student)

1

a bit better than; not much more than; not much different from

1

new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)

1

high-risk

1

maintaining the status quo

1

poor business performance; economic slump

6

personnel reduction

1

first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period

3

severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment

2

to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase

1

the present term

5

with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal

1

concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial

6

basis; foundation; grounds; authority

8

pupil; student; schoolchild

1

to be embarrassed; to lose face

2

reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse

3

to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)

1

to be too short

1

defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste

2

cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)

1