jpdb beta

decoration; order; medal

1

presentation (e.g. of a gift, etc.)

1

altogether; entirely

3

going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another

1

same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category

2

sovereignty; supremacy; dominion

10

opposite; reverse; contrary

3

doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief

1

Tokugawa Akitake (1853-1910)

1

to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle

1

Shibusawa Eiichi

9

businessman; industrialist

6

general affairs

1

shortage of capital; lack of funds; cash flow problem

1

cost reduction

1

after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post

1

extensive reading; wide knowledge

1

samurai doll

1

to attract public attention; to create a stir; to arouse interest

2

geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets

1

teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer

2

reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation

1

someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)

1

to capture all the popularity; to steal the show; to upstage

1

visitor; attendee; spectator; guest; audience

1

astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock

2

Grand Prix

1

attendant

1

to carry out one's mission

1

one year and a half

1

law

1

enterprise; business; company; corporation

17

by country

2

American Civil War (1861-1865)

1

export and import

5

leaving; accepting

1

to buy; to purchase

1

silkworm-egg paper

2

marine products

2

woollen material; woollen goods or fabric

1

munitions; military stores

6

import duty

1

uniform; even; across-the-board; equal

1

excess of imports

3

buying up of goods; cornering (market)

2

to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

2

wax

1

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

1

item; commodity; list of articles

2

forwarding; sending on; redirecting (e.g. mail); deadheading (e.g. train)

1