jpdb beta

(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style

2

clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another

2

when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days

2

intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia

1

popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

1

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

1

shady; underhanded; questionable

1

to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)

1

great majority

1

this area; around here

1

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

1

the place for; the time for; the level of

1

number of copies; circulation

2

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

1

to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

1

one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although

1

worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid

5

than; from; out of; except; but; more

4

crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

1

to fight against; to oppose; to face

1

(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest

1

yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle

1

to sell

2

store; shop

2

(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity

1

to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up

1

grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)

1

head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top

1

to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back

1

I; me

1

sales; selling; marketing

1

bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation

1

trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

1

newspaper company

1

counting the revenues and expenditures; counting the gains and losses

1

only; nothing but

2

desk; copy editor

1

perfect; complete

1

special investigation department

1

head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major

1

I; me; you; manservant

1

refusal; rejection; denial; veto

1

to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

1

shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)

1

empty-handed

1

to come back

1

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

1

protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support

1

to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise

1