jpdb beta

now; the present time; just now; another; more

4

such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!

3

surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency

1

won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you

1

confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)

2

slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

1

be; is; did; (have) done; please; do

10

indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

1

don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...

7

medicine manufacture; drug manufacture

7

the end

1

new medicine; new drug

2

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

54

approval; license; licence; permission

2

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

2

good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

1

at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for

27

money; metal

5

to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly

1

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

15

you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...

9

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

25

to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)

1

bribery; corruption

1

doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion

2

indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

42

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

1

bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy

2

given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

1

to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for

1

being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)

1

vice minister

1

et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance

2

politician; statesman

2

until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

4

to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)

1

is not; am not; are not

1

indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very

8

if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question

11

person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff

1

space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)

1

at; in; at; when; by; with; and then

12

shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation

1

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)

40

to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)

1

Tokyo

2

District Public Prosecutor's Office

2

special investigation department

2

by means of; due to; because of; according to

3

company president; manager; director

3