jpdb beta

(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red

7

cause; origin; source

4

be; is

3

basic research

1

development cost

1

big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

1

cut; reduction; curtailment

1

well then ...; in that situation; in which case

3

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

1

question; inquiry; enquiry

1

don't you think?; indicates question

5

the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan

2

television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast

2

asking; enquiring; searching; looking for

1

to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

1

bold; daring; audacious

1

rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction

5

idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk

1

implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization

1

splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

1

to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back

1

however; but

5

wherein; therein; thereinto

1

counter for people

4

scale; scope; plan; structure

1

personnel reduction

3

to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

1

this time; now

4

last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup

3

present condition; existing state; status quo; current state

1

close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny

1

above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous

6

and; as well as

2

large tree

29

president (of a society); chairman

32

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

2

careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

1

conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation

1

to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk

5

intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation

5

knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice

3

housekeeper; maid

2

to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

1

discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude

5

Shouzaburou

5

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

1

camera

9

manufacturing plant; production facility

1

establishment (of a business); founding

3

rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)

1