jpdb beta

girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman

4

lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period

2

desk; copy editor

1

pride

2

to leave (a scene); to step away

1

how long; how far; how much

1

two weeks; fortnight

1

to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

1

instead; but (on the other hand)

4

neck; head; dismissal; discharge

1

return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR

3

towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)

1

from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth

2

helicopter

1

television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast

4

opposition party; political opposition; opposition

1

related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned

1

Minister of Finance

2

chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)

1

Watanabe

3

without

1

to answer; to reply

3

to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

5

beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions

1

splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

1

admiration; being impressed (by)

1

anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject

1

very; much; greatly; a lot of

1

to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation

1

that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?

3

to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in

4

perfect; complete; flawless

2

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

1

that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

7

halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

1

contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import

1

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

2

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

1

of course; certainly; naturally

2

minister's secretary

1

I see; that's right; indeed

2

smooth

1

not only ... (but also); not just; as well as

2

private talk; confidential talk; secret talk

1

disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful

1

two; 2

1

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

1

to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire

3

mother-in-law

1

happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying

5