jpdb beta

company president; manager; director

3

gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees

1

certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

1

acceleration; speeding up

2

to continue; to keep up; to keep on

2

as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

1

where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually

2

derailment; digression; deviation

3

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

1

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

2

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

7

endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

5

this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me

2

control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management

1

all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever

1

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

1

moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet

1

operation; functioning; running

3

impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)

1

that; those; the

2

rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles

6

where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

2

direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter

1

be; is

1

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

3

Mr (junior); master; boy

3

opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person

1

data; datum

4

leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)

1

what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few

1

ridiculous; odd

3

thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality

3

perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance

2

bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)

10

rule

1

to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

1

simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

2

train; railway train

9

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

1

acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning

1

to become; to amount to

1

explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring

5

to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble

5

to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

1

large explosion

3

to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start

2

why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!

1

in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward

1

to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)

10

to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back

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