jpdb beta

single; solo; solitary; just one; only one

1

expenditure; disbursement; expenses

1

remittance; sending money; transferring money

2

from now on; hereafter

2

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

1

furthermore; even more

3

to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for

1

(death from) starvation; starving to death

2

person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute

1

this year

5

tax; duty

2

wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical

2

to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind

3

tax exemption; duty exemption

1

service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service

1

bid for popularity; publicity stunt

1

bribe; sweetener; douceur

1

basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally

1

in addition to this

3

all kinds of things; various things; large number of people

3

drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other

2

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

6

river management; river improvement; flood control

2

business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise

3

(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)

2

each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of

3

complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression

2

to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

1

reality; actuality; hard fact

2

dreamer

1

be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

11

actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set

2

most; extremely

1

to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone

1

source of funds; resources; finances

2

results; record; grades; marks

1

poor; lame; ill-prepared

1

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

2

to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation

3

to get one's head around; to think about

1

insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind

1

hey!; say!; I say!; I; me

21

gymnasium

1

cough; ahem

1

reform; reformation; reorganization

4

well, I must admit ...

1

interest (on a loan, deposit etc.)

1

to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike

4

(earning or paying) no interest

1

certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord

2