jpdb beta

yes; that is so

2

inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

4

overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed

1

to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate

1

certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable

1

(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business

2

isn't that right?

19

I; me

3

choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion

1

to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told

3

judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly

1

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least

1

having gone too far to turn back

1

please

4

half a year; six months

5

in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward

4

a period (of time)

1

amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover

1

to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

1

at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

2

near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

6

supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super

1

to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made

1

opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)

1

called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

5

Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)

1

outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings

1

major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle

3

chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)

1

opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)

1

immediately following

1

considerably; greatly; a lot

1

guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests

1

to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)

1

price; value; cost

2

to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back

2

opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

1

having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...

1

guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

5

almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion

1

customer traffic; customers; custom

1

profit ratio

1

buying (of stock, materials, etc.); purchasing; stocking; laying in; procurement

1

same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...

1

profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing

1

to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to

2

for this very reason; that is exactly why

2

funds; capital

2

necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement

2

head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine

1