jpdb beta

to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded

1

(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness

2

to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up

1

high profile; aggressive attitude

2

to dent; to indent; to depress; to humiliate

1

to be main; to be principal; to be important

2

one by one; one at a time; in turn

1

hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker

1

daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute

1

to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)

2

moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)

2

at present; now

1

to use all one's strength (ability)

1

full portrait; whole aspect; full story

1

stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs

2

war; battle; match; game; competition

2

use of force

1

lack of information; data deficiency

1

one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group

2

lesson; precept; teachings; moral

1

to eke out a living; to barely manage to get by

1

to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor

2

servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling

3

smile

1

to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry

2

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction

1

monger; peddling

1

manure; night soil; dung; fertiliser; fertilizer

1

profitable; lucrative

1

to wear a sword

1

for a while; for some time; for a period

2

sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing

4

certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

2

small sum of money

1

Nihonbashitomizawachō

1

kimono fabrics shop; draper's shop

1

cashbox; till; cash drawer; rich patron; financial supporter; income source

2

backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal

1

the passive; passive voice

1

shop; store; establishment; restaurant

1

to buy; to pay for

3

cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax

1

sponsors of rikishi or their stables

1

to open a business

1

small profits and quick returns

2

to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour

1

bargain sale; selling cheaply; selling at a low price; giving out (too) readily; handing out freely; selling (oneself) short

6

clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling

1

living expenses

2

regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion

1