jpdb beta

to keep; to put aside (for somebody); to keep possession (usu. the ball in sports); quipu; quippu

1

before it happens; previously

1

to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

1

to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent

1

to employ; to hire; to charter

1

lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)

1

number of persons; personnel

1

interior; inside; internal

3

outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world

2

leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)

2

corporate governance

1

corporate governance

1

to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough

1

gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)

1

gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with vegetables

8

largest company; industry leader

1

plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post

5

delisting

1

up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...

1

details; particulars

1

cost reduction

5

abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy

1

cash flow

1

transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance

1

to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully

1

management policies

1

chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)

2

franchise

7

mail order

1

many; numerous; various; large number of

1

sales; amount sold; proceeds

2

to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about

1

momentary; instantaneous

1

strips of dried gourd

1

close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)

1

steady; honest; sober; straightforward

1

foe; opponent; adversary; dissenter

1

to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress

1

obedience; submission; resignation

1

prudence; discretion; thought

1

worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace

1

floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy

1

the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket

2

one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money

3

tool; implement; means; furniture

3

gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision

2

fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

2

in the mountains; within the grounds of a temple

2

master; expert

1

Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition

2