jpdb beta

just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...

2

last year

2

new technology

1

patent; special permission; licence (license); proprietary

2

to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)

3

receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me

1

kusaya; brined, sun-dried fish (usu. mackerel scad) which has a very pungent smell

2

cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)

1

to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?

2

round; circular; spherical; mellow (flavour, voice, etc.); mild; smooth

1

seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

1

superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article

1

light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight

1

sun drying; solar drying

2

development; exploitation

2

liquid; fluid

2

to pickle thoroughly; to pickle a large amount

1

clearing one's throat; cough

1

point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

1

company secret; industrial secret; trade secret

1

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

1

somewhere; anywhere; in some respects

2

unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy

1

to rally; to make a comeback

1

hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength

6

Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)

2

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

4

three generations; three periods; third generation

1

second generation; second; junior

1

first generation; founder

1

toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory

3

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

3

sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly

4

garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area

1

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

2

direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)

1

it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

1

just now; a moment ago; this very minute

1

why; how

1

to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound

1

up until now; as recently as the present

1

such; this sort of; like this

2

yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's

3

to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

1

something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)

2

secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

3

immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily

2

to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back

8

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

2

light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)

1