jpdb beta

railroad; railway; rail transport

1

protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household

3

Giovanni

1

printing type; movable type; printed text; print

24

to pick up; to find; to gather

9

part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite

3

publication

2

majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly

5

digital

2

switching over to; migration; transition

1

to increase; to multiply

10

agricultural university

5

heredity; (genetic) inheritance

2

thremmatology; study of plant and animal breeding

2

breeding (of plants or animals)

1

unexpected; unforeseen; strange

1

(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry

1

hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)

2

to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter

1

the place for; the time for; the level of

2

to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)

2

before long; even now

1

to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

2

agriculture

2

bio-; biotechnology; VAIO (Sony brand-name)

1

university

1

department of a university; undergraduate (course, program, etc.)

3

if it's the case

12

to answer; to reply

3

to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down

3

vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous

3

result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently

2

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

2

in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case

2

romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance

1

big job; great task

1

hasty; impatient; restless; rash

1

fourth-year student

3

cram school; private tutoring school; juku

4

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

15

commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial

5

very; extremely; that is

3

bold; daring; audacious

1

change of course

1

pen

7

publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda

1

another company; other company

2

copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy

2

because of; owing to; due to

1

explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid

2