jpdb beta

urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once

3

to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of

1

to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

2

white knight; knight in shining armor

5

hostile takeover

1

enterprise; business; company; corporation

1

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

1

friendly; amicable

1

to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)

3

to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)

1

dilemma; predicament

3

finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit

1

term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology

1

even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...

4

to harm; to cause harm to

1

dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties

1

mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence

3

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

9

secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes

1

helping hand; help; support; aid

1

to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)

1

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction

1

to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect

1

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe

2

administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like

1

change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment

1

soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time

4

gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked

1

Second Investigation Division (of the Japanese police); division responsible for investigating white-collar crimes like fraud, bribery, embezzlement and election violations

1

national tax

1

to keep a watchful eye on

1

awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely

1

impression

1

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

3

pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting

1

immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing

2

welcome home

4

first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least

1

to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake

1

to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone

1

to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger

1

(wireless) transceiver; radio; walkie-talkie

3

signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal

3

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

3

to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of

2

reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer

4

-fold; -ply

1

first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

4

to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit

1

method; way; manner; process; procedure; means

2