jpdb beta

because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

2

of course; certainly; naturally

1

commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise

1

sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

2

market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market

2

head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest

1

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

5

theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse

1

deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind

1

still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

1

to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for

2

to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

14

possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

1

fantasy; illusion; vision; dream

1

what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

8

crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

3

to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo

2

victory or defeat; match; contest; game

1

place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)

1

to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make

3

(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to

1

Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned

1

hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense

1

spiritualism; idealism

1

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

1

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

2

concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial

1

to have a talk; to tell a story

1

approval; agreement; support; favour; favor

1

to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw

1

line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

1

to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

1

in addition; besides

2

funds; capital

1

contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)

1

method; process; manner; way; means; technique

4

to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

2

new; fresh; novel

1

support; backing; aid; assistance

1

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

2

candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination

1

as expected; predictably; not surprisingly

1

domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country

1

bank; banking institution

3

together; jointly; at the same time; with; both

1

to look around; to look towards (us)

1

foreign; abroad; overseas

1

company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.

4

interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

2

to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show

2