jpdb beta

cash equivalent

1

nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-

1

high quality

1

breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)

6

calculation; computation

1

pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad

1

sales; amount sold; proceeds

1

medium-sized enterprise (business, firm)

1

row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally

1

to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)

2

to buy stock

8

retail

1

painstaking (e.g. effort); excruciating (e.g. hard work); grueling

1

fork; junction; parting of the ways; turning point

1

foreign investor

1

investment fund

2

Chinese person

1

to fall in public esteem; to fall in value (stocks)

1

from out of nowhere; from who knows where

1

stealth

1

commencing with; including

2

military technology

1

diversion; putting something to another use

1

patent; special permission; license; licence

2

bio-; biotechnology

1

to the very end; to the bitter end; to the last; to the hilt; thoroughly

1

Nikkei Stock Average; Nikkei 225

1

downward spiral; negative spiral; vicious circle

1

honorable death; death without surrender; honorable defeat; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love

1

whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)

1

cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck

1

resources

1

valid; effective; yuko (judo)

2

arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)

1

staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)

3

alternative plan

1

resolution; vote; decision

1

right of veto

3

percentage

1

one third; a third part

1

reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)

2

depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit

2

representative director; managing director; president; someone chosen by the board of directors from among the directors to actually represent the company in its dealings with the outside world

2

to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)

1

magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number

1

to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to

2

male (animal, plant)

1

to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer

1

please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail

1

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

1