jpdb beta

forty; 40

5

space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)

8

to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service

3

to continue; to keep up; to keep on

14

thirteen; 13; king (playing card)

2

to be prolonged; to drag on

1

economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless

1

automotive industry

2

achievement; performance; results; work; contribution

1

striking; remarkable; considerable

1

each; every; all

3

enterprise; business; company; corporation

2

big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

6

cost-cutting; cost reduction

1

personnel reduction

1

to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward

1

storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)

1

to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate

1

what happens to one today may happen to another tomorrow; misfortunes can happen to anyone

1

coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate

2

to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake

1

really; truly; indeed; good grief

5

other people's affairs; somebody else's problem

1

continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago

14

here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

19

person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)

2

medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)

5

by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being

5

(temporary) layoff

2

target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)

2

thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan

2

however; but

3

after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to

4

unbelievable; incredible; implausible

2

development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)

1

unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed

1

exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite

2

only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to

8

timing

2

to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done

2

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

3

to do (for someone)

1

happy; auspicious; propitious; naive

1

retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out

4

a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily

3

to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up

1

only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to

17

part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty

2

to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

2

worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid

3