jpdb beta

very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

2

to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink

1

modern history

1

to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

1

extension of a straight line; (conclusion) following as an extension of (an argument)

1

mentioning later; discussing below

1

again (and again); once again; yet again

1

period of rapid growth (especially Japan's period of rapid economic growth after WWII)

2

the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation

1

the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance

1

foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese

4

approximately half

1

Maghreb

1

hard to see; obscured

1

low (economic) growth

3

being actualized; becoming apparent; becoming tangible; surfacing

2

period of economic growth

1

labor shortage (labour)

1

circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral

1

multi-unit apartments; apartment complex

2

each; every

1

habitat isolation; compartmentalization; segregation; isolation

1

chronic

1

factory; plant; mill; workshop

14

labor force; labour force

1

to fit; to suit

1

migrant worker

2

favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape

2

bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki

2

first oil crisis

1

unemployment rate

14

sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending

1

(major) mark; level; barrier; 100-yen unit (stock market)

1

breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing

1

excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance

1

national economy

1

betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

4

to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do

1

gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation

1

low-level education; inferior education

4

the young

7

studies; schoolwork; classwork

2

youth

10

three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)

2

martyr; sufferer

1

academic background; academic credentials; academic record

4

speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise

1

technical skill; ability; capacity

1

even if not; even without

4

serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

2