jpdb beta

rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework

1

to hinder; to obstruct; to adversely affect

1

sudden change; complete change

2

to fade; to become dim

1

idealistic theory; unrealistic argument

1

as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible

1

according to the calculations; as far as calculations are concerned; computationally

1

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

1

economic growth

2

nowhere

1

world economy; international economy

2

stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation

2

sign; indication; omen; symptom

1

population decrease

1

to affect adversely; to have a negative influence (on)

1

Bank of Japan; BOJ

1

inflation

3

bad influence; negative influence

1

abatement; reduction

1

public works; public-works projects; public utilities

1

rapid progress; radical progress

1

pensioner

2

debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark

1

loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction

1

depositor

1

interest rate; interest

1

check; restraint; oppression; repression

1

no!; no no!; no, not at all

3

prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living

1

slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)

1

idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely

1

opposition party; the opposition

1

voting; ballot; poll; vote

7

suffrage; right to vote

1

age; era; period; date

1

polling place; polling station

2

to assemble everything together; to do something as a group

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

to be almost finished

1

offstage; backstage; behind the scenes

1

end; close; finish; termination

1

(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase

2

lack; absence; omission

1

in a circle (ring)

1

palm (of the hand)

1

reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin

1

quite absurd thing; something ridiculous that makes one laugh; extremely irritating thing

1

(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)

1

seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy

1

I appreciate your efforts

1