jpdb beta

bartender

2

to lack

1

intimacy; friendship

6

luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at someone's expense)

1

bourbon

1

money; coin; dough; moolah; brass

1

et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like

7

to perform; to play; to act

2

The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision

5

underground activity; underground activities; underground movement

1

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

6

journalist

1

to pursue an illusion; to pursue a fantasy; to pursue phantoms

1

leaving one's objective incomplete; leaving one's ambition unfulfilled; being unable to achieve one's goal

1

foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); different person

1

bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

4

to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)

7

NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation

3

high-school baseball

1

fierce fight; close contest

1

to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)

1

to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down

3

a few minutes later; after a few minutes

2

control (by the state); controlling; coordination; air traffic control

2

(Japanese) Meteorological Agency; JMA

1

to keep secret; to conceal

2

news flash; prompt report; bulletin; quick announcement

1

to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together

3

sportsman

3

developer

7

rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction

3

departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving

1

under investigation

1

I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

5

to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus

1

ministries and government offices; the authorities

2

(practical) business; business practice; business affairs; (actual) work

2

choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion

2

cannot be undone; can't be recovered from

6

radioactive contamination

6

to concentrate one's effort (on something)

1

to steel oneself to; to brace oneself

2

physical; relating to stamina; in terms of physical strength

4

to wash away; to rinse off

4

to flow into; to pour into; to stream into

4

humming a tune (while doing something else)

1

radioactivity; radiation; radioactive material

5

empire; Empire of Japan

1

close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; being in close proximity; being adjacent

5

technical cooperation

1