jpdb beta

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

2

to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify

3

successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly

1

to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down

1

successor

1

who

1

that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

3

immediately; right away; at once; instantly

1

to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

5

chairman of (party) policy bureau; policy chief

1

retirement; resignation; stepping down

1

3rd day of the month; three days

1

information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)

6

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

1

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

1

first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least

1

prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader

11

number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

2

to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

2

cap (hat); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief

1

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

3

after that; afterwards; thereafter

1

belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)

1

aptitude; aptness; suitability

1

to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do

1

amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

1

accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank

1

the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous

1

extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more

1

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

12

to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

1

if; in case; supposing

2

unnecessary; unneeded

1

please (give me); please (do for me)

8

half day

1

to scurry home; to run home; to fly back

1

if so; in that case; in that situation

1

five o'clock

1

interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance

1

continuous; without a break

1

stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage

1

literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts

1

this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me

4

celebrity; personality; prominent figure

1

interview (on television, in a newspaper, etc.)

1

and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...

5

gravure; photogravure; rotogravure; gravure picture

2

Shigemori

2

desk; copy editor

2

entertainer; performer; celebrity; entertainment personality

1