jpdb beta

development; exploitation

2

president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)

3

private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular

1

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

2

appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion

1

news value

1

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward

2

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift

1

although I say; although one might say; although called

1

advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus

1

exclusive news; scoop

1

(police) detective; criminal matter

13

service; duty; work

1

private secretary

24

active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

1

from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best

3

be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

2

day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)

1

izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks

3

silk

1

food and drink; eating and drinking

1

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

2

alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)

1

edged tool; cutlery

1

who; what kind of person

1

to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

8

things at hand; personal belongings

1

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

3

neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching

2

security camera

1

-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be

1

alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

3

Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits

2

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

4

shout; yell; scream

1

obedient; docile; quiet

2

to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched

14

nine o'clock

2

minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)

8

lethal; fatal

1

crime; criminal act; offence; offense

3

to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit

7

(doing something) for money; being mercenary

2

tourist visa

1

entry into a country

1

overstaying (one's visa, etc.)

2

like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to

6

to take up employment

1

occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally

1

wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off

1