jpdb beta

scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick

2

official announcement; proclamation

1

announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known

1

long (time); longstanding; for a long time

1

citizens of one's own country; fellow countrymen; compatriots

1

clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect

3

not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently

1

changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)

1

ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound

1

east, west, south and north

1

four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips

1

intimate; close

2

relation by marriage

1

perfect; complete

1

(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)

1

at a stroke; with a single swoop

1

side

1

to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over

2

wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice

2

violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement

3

tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability

1

altogether; entirely

1

negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness

1

by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

1

in the future; another day; later

1

detailed; minute; articulate

1

abrupt; sudden

1

far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention

1

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

1

since; henceforth

2

to ask a question; to ask questions

1

I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?

1

restaurant

1

management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting

2

to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)

2

to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)

1

to join hands (with)

1

empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless

1

daily meals; three regular meals a day

1

morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly

1

to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of

1

capital

1

nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-

1

interest rate; interest

1

to lend; to loan; to let out on hire

1

instead; but (on the other hand)

1

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

5

repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption

3

challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

1

to cultivate; to foster

1