jpdb beta

careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

1

conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation

1

housekeeper; maid

2

Shouzaburou

7

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

19

manufacturing plant; production facility

1

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

1

refrigerator; fridge

2

washing machine (laundry)

1

white goods; large household electrical appliances

1

explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid

1

record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document

1

synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive

2

household (electrical) appliance manufacturer; consumer-electronics maker; white goods maker

2

small factory in town; backstreet (small) workshop

1

to work one's way up

1

popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for

2

Japanese-style management

2

person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute

1

existence; being

2

style; way; shape; form; appearance; state

3

motto

1

so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here

2

(not) even once; (not) ever

1

lifetime employment; permanent employment

1

actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set

2

to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish

1

familism; the treatment of society (an organization) as a family

2

previous year (fiscal, academic, etc.)

1

main force; chief object; mainline

1

consumer electronics; home appliances

1

dullness; slump; stagnation; inactivity; depression

1

lens

37

division (of company); operations department

24

digital camera

1

to go with the flow; to go with the times

1

research and development; R&D

1

cost; expense

1

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

1

baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team

1

phoenix

1

cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine

1

such ... as; or some such

1

slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late

1

greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge

2

limit; bound

1

to feel; to sense; to experience

5

to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

2

free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size

1