jpdb beta

under control (e.g. of territory)

1

Japan

2

biggest; largest scale

1

bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza

5

growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

1

underworld; underside of society

1

supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder

1

a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); nuisance; something in the way

1

letter (of alphabet); character; writing

1

to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with

1

series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary

1

one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of

4

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

1

conquest; domination; mastery

1

to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill

1

one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity

1

be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

1

roots

1

present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing

1

to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

3

house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family

1

Kamakura period (1185-1333 CE)

1

family lineage

1

priest soldier; warrior monk

1

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

1

eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son

2

perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say

1

to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite

1

to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)

1

succession to another's professional name

1

sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages

2

trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing

1

being ...

1

to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

5

or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

2

to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out

1

the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)

1

growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing

1

draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie

1

making something widely known; introduction; debut; announcement; unveiling

1

long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged

3

convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)

1

representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney

1

participation; joining; entry; adherence

1

plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act

1

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

1

call for attention; alert; heads-up; reminder

1

elite; best; pick; cream of the crop

1

each; respectively

1

dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp

1