jpdb beta

desire; appetite; lust

1

northern Japan (usu. referring to Tōhoku and Hokkaido)

3

business world; business circles; (the) industry

1

manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)

1

distribution channel; channel of distribution

1

scoundrel; rascal; villain

1

good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person

1

one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)

2

one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years

1

to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)

1

period of rapid growth (especially Japan's period of rapid economic growth after WWII)

1

top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)

2

bubble; bubble economy

3

becoming dull; slowing down

1

early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker

2

trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession

1

to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet

1

investment

13

to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with

3

composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition

3

grand; luxurious; great; large; (arch.) very; (arch.) greatly

1

artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality

2

also called

1

carbon (C)

1

tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard

13

compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)

1

diamond; diamond; infield; diamonds (suit)

1

to be strongly attracted (by); to be utterly charmed (by); to be completely captivated (by); to admire greatly; to fall deeply in love (with); to fall head over heels (for)

1

rather than; more ... than ...

1

to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture

1

medium; media

1

policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle

1

(involving) payment; (involving) compensation; paying a fee

1

without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)

1

support; backing; aid; assistance

1

abrupt; sudden; unexpected

5

seizure; confiscation

1

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

2

support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy

1

confession

1

owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)

1

return; restoration

1

auction

1

emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)

1

total energy; all efforts

1

to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain

5

stress

1

to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

3

years later

2

to take away; to carry off

1