jpdb beta

to increase; to add to; to augment

4

until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

2

very bottom; rock bottom

1

economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless

1

graduate recruitment; employment of new graduates

2

to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

1

consequence; outcome; result; blame

1

at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

1

filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)

1

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

1

to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)

1

organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)

1

pyramid

1

to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)

1

pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply

1

system; institution; organization; organisation

1

insurance; guarantee

1

annuity; pension

1

maintenance; preservation; improvement

1

meaning; significance; sense

5

closing part of a balance sheet; balance of accounts

1

joint together; opposite; facing

1

convenient

1

in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se

1

side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case

1

circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money

1

opening and shutting

1

convenient; handy; useful

1

faucet; tap

1

what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

3

necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement

2

several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number

2

securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying

1

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

1

for this reason

2

how long; how much; to what extent

1

value; worth; merit

2

human being; human; person; character (of a person)

6

victory or defeat; match; contest; game

1

in that way; thus; so; so?

8

they; them

1

to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce

1

good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

3

number one; first; best; most; game; round

6

important; momentous; essential; principal; major

2

interview

5

why; how

1

job applicant

2

reasonable; suitable

1

to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect

3