jpdb beta

shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact

1

important post; important office; key position

1

about; on; regarding; per; for every

1

manly; brave; heroic

1

small number; few; minority

1

to begin to appear; to begin to come in

1

heir; inheritor; successor

2

fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry

1

to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

1

chief vassal; senior statesman

1

to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled

1

professional duties

1

to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural

1

neutrality

2

stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny

1

lunch; midday meal

1

dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar

1

one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer

1

Ickx

10

to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)

2

to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)

2

vestment; priest's robe

1

stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation

1

financial affairs

1

Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)

1

jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)

1

promotion; advancement; rising in rank

1

several people; a few people

3

inattention; absent-mindedness

1

how many people

1

one's support (power) base; the base of one's support in an electorate

1

face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house

1

research and development; R&D

1

producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other

1

(within a) territory; domains

1

unpopular (with); out of favour (with); badly received

1

(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content

1

each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)

1

antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling

1

perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility

3

older brother

1

large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive

1

bribe; sweetener; douceur

1

to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

1

to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)

1

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

1

aha!; yes sir

1

intelligence gathering; information gathering

1

to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out

1

to check through; to thoroughly investigate

1