jpdb beta

honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank

9

novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic

3

to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over

10

recent years

3

fake

2

machine tools

2

magic; sorcery; wizardry; magic (illusion); conjuring

35

to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over

8

(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking

1

to give directions; to issue instructions

4

a certain ...

2

plan; blueprint

1

to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight

1

lumber; timber; wood

2

to dissolve; to melt

4

mechanization; mechanisation; computerization

1

newspaper

5

trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype

2

to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around

2

stiff; starchy

2

be; is

3

personal computer; PC

1

Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper

1

washi; Japanese paper

1

right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon

4

mass production

3

raw materials

1

buying; purchasing

2

able; capable; competent; talented; efficient

4

to set somebody to work in an arrogant fashion; to push somebody around; (lit.) to indicate by pointing one's chin; to chatter; to jaw; to jabber

1

hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.

2

practical use; utility

4

ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy

1

backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back

2

gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply

3

pulp

1

period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

20

vested interests

1

to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict

2

to antagonize; to provoke antipathy

1

project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct

2

profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing

2

to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)

1

bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

16

peerage; court rank

1

where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

6

to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge

1

personal; individual; private

5

good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do

18

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

3