jpdb beta

technological development

3

government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official

2

pleased to make your acquaintance

1

withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy

1

serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel

2

to be misleading

1

air force

1

navy; naval force

1

top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)

1

to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour

1

entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings

4

time; pause; space; room

1

base (military, expedition, etc.); enthusiast; maniac; fanatic

9

most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place

1

to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over

1

government office; agency; board

1

twice

1

generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual

2

personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups

1

to bring someone along

1

story; tale; talk; discussion

1

to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)

1

principal occupation; core business

1

horse racing

1

part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer

1

(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit

1

greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)

1

bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly

1

to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill

1

to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient

1

ability; capability; skill

1

last year

1

finally; after; following; at the end (of)

1

luxury cruise ship; luxury liner

1

which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow

2

guaranteed; authentic; certified

1

distrust; suspicion

1

to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address

1

suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort

1

teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)

1

to nod to one another

1

apple of one's eye; one's jewel

1

... years old; age (of) ...

2

already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably

1

to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size

2

rarely; seldom

1

surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance

1

young girl; lass; adolescent female

3

mountain god

1

youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy

1