jpdb beta

failure; mistake; blunder

6

to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish

1

at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion

1

that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...

12

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

3

investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking

2

breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)

1

to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself

1

Nonomura

3

Mr (junior); master; boy

7

which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

3

to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize

1

delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient

1

tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation

1

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

4

yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr

3

going out (before burning completely); dying out; fizzling out (e.g. of a plan); falling through; coming to nothing

1

to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed

17

director; executive; officer; official; person in charge

8

promotion; advancement; rising in rank

2

revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

2

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

2

called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

6

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

2

be; is

1

day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date

1

decision; determination

1

to do

3

great; grand; extensive; large-scale

1

promotion (e.g. sales, etc.); marketing campaign; campaign (election, membership, enrolment, fund-raising, etc.); drive; military campaign; military action

5

activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)

1

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

1

notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties

1

unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate

6

to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)

23

nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible

13

to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

1

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

2

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but

1

harassment; pestering

1

disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant

6

to the last; persistency; thoroughness

1

to be

1

isn't that right?

9

no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it

1

interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun

3

huh?; what's up?

1

just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...

5

suspense

1