jpdb beta

profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing

4

influencing (a person) for good

2

personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs

2

to employ; to hire; to charter

2

headquarters; head office; main office

2

to all appearances; no matter how you look at it

9

hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones

1

head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine

4

youngster; neophyte; greenhorn

1

middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years

1

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

6

to grumble; to gripe; to complain

1

to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick

3

fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer

1

it is not (like that) either

2

sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)

2

to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards

1

morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps

2

solution of a riddle

1

to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)

3

vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump

1

working hours; man-hours

1

I can't go on like this

1

settlement; solution; resolution

7

finishing early (e.g. work, a game); entering elementary school a year earlier than others

6

one eye; one of one's eyes

1

forming a circle; circular formation (orig. in battle); huddle; ring

1

tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order

3

all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy

1

(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement

1

to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry

1

to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge

1

mechanical

1

voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)

3

(audio) recording

1

every time; each round

4

making efficient; optimization

1

loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles

3

innovation

1

foundation; root; basis; root and trunk

1

clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent

1

be; is

6

boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!

2

exactly as stated; verbatim

3

give up

2

material; ingredient

3

to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart

5

carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky

1

rush mat; matting; mat

1

concealment; suppression; hiding

1