jpdb beta

by means of; due to; because of; according to

4

ability; capability; skill

1

proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification

1

form; shape; figure; visage

1

on the way; someday

1

first (of its kind) in Japan

1

woman; female; feminine gender

1

prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier

1

Kugayama

7

possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

1

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

1

white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine

1

war; fighting; fierce competition

1

victory or defeat; match; contest; game

2

-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

1

don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...

3

last ray of hope; only hope

1

was; were

4

to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat

1

defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)

1

boat to transport mud; (fictional) boat made of (dried) mud

1

to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

2

chief secretary (usu. of a party); secretary-general

4

to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)

1

have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than

3

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

1

truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance

1

end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

1

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

1

trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

1

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last

5

to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think

1

seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

4

the whole country

1

clinical (e.g. pathology, physiology)

1

learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference

1

illegal donation; secret contribution

1

doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion

1

to escape

1

feigned illness

1

account book; register; ledger

3

copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy

2

now; soon; already; yet; further; more

10

to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

3

Oh well; yeah; good; OK

1

existence; being

1

to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)

1

to threaten; to make threats

1

postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)

1

to cling

1