jpdb beta

capital city; metropolis

4

high; high school

1

to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

2

billiards; pool; serial collisions (of cars)

3

accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons

6

outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state

2

standby; preparation; arrangement

3

intelligence gathering; information gathering

1

to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

10

perfect; complete

2

daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

1

piano

2

recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)

1

pardon; forgiveness; forbearance

1

nap; doze

3

business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...

1

hotel

2

arrangement; preparations; search (by police)

3

first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being

3

standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert

2

class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate

4

in proportion to; just as much as

2

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

1

cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood

6

bento; Japanese box lunch

4

extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid

1

we; us

3

time; hour; period; class

3

um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

4

you; dear; honey

5

there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when

1

switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)

1

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...

1

cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

1

had better ...; had better not ...

2

how many people; a number of people

1

to remain; to be left

2

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

1

to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth

1

reporter; journalist

1

counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun

5

director

1

each; every; all

1

young female TV announcer (who also frequently functions as a television talent doing on-location fluff pieces for variety shows)

1

weather; temper; mood

3

caster; newscaster; news anchor; anchorman

3

plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)

1

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

1

as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

1

morning; morning coat; breakfast set (often a drink and toast); breakfast special

6