jpdb beta

he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!

1

cooperation; collaboration

2

to the utmost; to the best of one's ability

3

puniness; youth

1

pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent

1

disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty

2

to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit

1

maid; helper; help; assistance

1

to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with

1

grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation

1

earnestly

4

literally; to the letter; literal

1

the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life

3

maternity leave; paternity leave

1

baby-sitter; babysitter

1

to employ; to hire; to charter

1

cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time

1

reinstatement; reappointment

1

deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind

1

to entrance; to possess; to enthrall

2

merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling

1

relative; relation; kin

1

to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up

1

privacy; secrecy; confidentiality

2

may I ask (for); might I ask (that)

1

serious; severe; grave; acute

1

this year; this fiscal year; this school year

1

settlement of accounts; closing accounts; financial results; reporting (of accounts)

1

to resign from one's post

1

big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

1

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

1

personnel reduction

1

lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild

1

management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome

1

holdings; property

1

brush tip; first on a list; head; chief

1

now that it's come to this; since it's come to this

1

standing (committee); permanent (exhibit)

1

as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible

1

running cost

1

to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose

1

form; shape; figure

1

general incorporated foundation

1

plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place

1

building

1

foundation

5

loan; lending

1

board of directors; board of trustees

1

member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)

1

house; one's house; one's home; one's family

1