jpdb beta

voluntary retirement

2

single amount (of money); one-off payment; lump sum; bonus

1

provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant

2

reduction; cut

1

to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness

1

although I say; although one might say; although called

10

twice

4

at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

1

salary

3

private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall

1

intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)

1

normally; habitually

1

volume retailer; mass marketer; emporium

1

advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation

1

consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion

3

(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it

1

to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

3

nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic

1

achievement; performance; results; work; contribution

3

to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up

2

miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

1

uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise

3

in the end; at the end of the day

1

strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature

1

shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff

1

to break through; to penetrate; to pierce

1

black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market

1

welcome; reception

4

direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)

2

jeep

1

chocolate

1

to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly

1

powdered skim milk; skimmed milk powder; non-fat dry milk

1

hair (of the head)

2

dichlorodiphenyl-trichloro-ethane; DDT

1

to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)

1

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

5

aggression; invasion; raid

1

armed forces; military; troops

3

occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture

1

virus

3

share (in a company); stock

5

stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company

6

retention; maintenance; preservation

2

life insurance company

1

small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses

2

descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence

1

payment based on ability

3

super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than

7

condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat

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