jpdb beta

worldly affairs; ways of the world

1

sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible

2

to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out

1

economic strength

1

to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose

2

to domineer; to throw one's weight around; to lord it (over)

1

United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England

1

politician; statesman

4

Bulwer

1

Hatton (Sri Lanka); Hutton

1

amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities

1

to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy

2

uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently

1

businessman; industrialist

6

Kobayashi Ichizou (1873.1.3-1957.1.25)

2

Hankyu Corporation

1

birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world

1

head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine

2

company office building

1

to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing

1

to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen

1

Tokyo Olympics

2

throughout Japan

1

economic revitalization; economic revitalisation; rebuilding of an economy

1

to go with the flow; to go with the times

1

energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life

1

to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)

2

to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter

3

to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)

3

plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

2

silent; mute; dumb

1

amassing of wealth

1

abstemious; austere

1

ability; skill; facility

1

to be second to none (in)

1

if you ask me ...; as for ...

2

vain person; ostentatious person; show-off

1

title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank

1

to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles

1

fashion

1

luxury car

1

to drive (a car) around; to ride (a bicycle) around

1

using money as a weapon; power of money

3

disgrace; humiliation

2

deep-seated grudge; hatred

1

malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp

1

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

1

social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family

1

academic background; academic credentials; academic record

2

work experience; work history

1