jpdb beta

brain; brains; mind

1

quick; nimble; agile; sharp; shrewd; smart

1

all's grist that comes to his mill; turn everything to good account; turn anything to profit

1

willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition

1

fortune; property; life circumstances; finances; one's worth; one's merit

1

clear; precise; definite; distinct

1

to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge

4

brand; make; description; trading name (on a stock exchange); issue; security

1

(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill

1

important; essential; significant; major; key; principal

2

to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create

2

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

2

to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed

1

weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection

1

simple and clear; plain and simple

1

existence; being; life; survival

1

law; rule

1

ancestor; forefather; foremother

3

descendant; progeny; offspring

1

contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute

2

landlord; landlady

2

to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over

2

to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct

3

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

2

udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles

1

depravity; corruption; degradation

1

country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)

2

the law of the jungle; the strong prey on the weak; the weak become the victim of the strong

1

trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing

1

advantage; benefit; profit; interest

2

to snatch; to steal

1

lowly person; lowliness; I

2

size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months

2

the future is unpredictable; inscrutable are the ways of heaven; the irony of fate

1

express mail

1

usual mail

1

one week

1

fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...

2

to affect; to impact; to influence

1

surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement

1

accurate; correct; precise; exact

1

we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)

3

to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)

2

collecting; assembling

1

loan

1

to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on

1

natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly

2

right; privilege

1

to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

8

to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with

1