jpdb beta

use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation

2

to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

2

substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)

1

person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power

1

clique; faction

1

running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback; going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse

2

(eligible) voter; elector; holder of a right; rightsholder; bigwig; person with political clout

1

appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)

1

to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please

1

care; precaution; guarding; caution

1

House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan)

1

area struck (by some disaster); location of a disaster

1

what did you do?; is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?

1

little by little

5

Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)

1

bay; gulf; inlet

1

Tokai region of Honshu (incl. Aichi, Shizuoka, Mie and southern Gifu prefectures)

1

all over Japan

1

input; (data) entry

1

end; conclusion

1

already; now; no longer; not any more

1

in succession; one after another

2

to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone

1

not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following

2

to provide against contingencies; to prepare for the worst

1

uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague

1

absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine

3

fate; destiny; lot

6

to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

1

internal; domestic

7

foreign country

6

to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain

1

to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver

1

to be the case that

3

throughout Japan

2

observation point (site)

1

to increase; to add to; to augment

3

problematical statement; controversial statement

1

shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma

1

to thrust before; to thrust at

1

foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land

13

emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant

141

practical problem; practical matter

1

100,000,000; one hundred million

8

exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed

5

plural; multiple; several

3

negotiations; discussions; connection

55

to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake

6

on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)

1

to request earnestly

1