jpdb beta

conglomerate; group of companies run as a single organization

1

commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies

1

hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter

1

fork; forkball

1

learning by watching others; learning by imitation

1

paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of

1

clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine

1

awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing

1

to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

6

being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering

1

father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)

1

to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about

1

power; authority; influence

1

to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official

1

cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware

1

to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)

2

to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate

1

to eat

1

outside of one's area of expertise

1

being worth doing

1

compared with

1

strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness

1

to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)

1

in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period

1

company director; board member

8

please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of

1

to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into

1

autonomy; independence

1

to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb

1

reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump

2

first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface

1

challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive

2

to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)

2

large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool

1

to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with

1

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

1

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

2

stylist

3

debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh

1

all over Japan; throughout Japan

1

traveller's journal; traveler's journal; travelogue

1

store; shop

3

reporter

2

variety; variety show

1

no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake

2

to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity

1

test period; exam period; examination time

1

to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through

2

great; grand; extensive; large-scale

1

the whole country

1