jpdb beta

ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream

2

slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed

1

abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning

2

(study of) public finance

1

(study of) accounting; accountancy

1

oil press

1

crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against

1

discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance

5

measuring rope with 'ken' (182cm) marked; measurement

1

everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly

7

the same; the said; likewise

2

treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay

1

for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)

5

eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)

2

there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much

6

free trade

2

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

6

all; everything

2

struggle for existence

2

to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely

3

protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation

1

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

1

worried look; concerned expression

1

end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring

3

exactly right!; indeed; damn straight

3

to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up

2

origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient

1

employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson

3

disapproval; disagreement

2

construction; establishment

1

destruction; disruption; (application) crash

1

this year

2

economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless

2

being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix

1

to be summoned (i.e. of a geisha, by a customer); to be offered (the job of ...); to be invited (to do ...)

1

unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously

2

to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order

2

regret; repentance; remorse

5

devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

2

cloth (for Japanese clothes); kimono fabrics; textile; silk fabrics

1

highest institute of education

1

kimono fabrics shop; draper's shop

1

member

4

Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)

3

shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof

13

apprentice; shop boy

2

powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty

1

to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up

11

to give; to do ...

14

thoughtless; indiscreet; lacking in common sense; rashness; betraying one's lack of judgment (judgement); absurd

2