jpdb beta

astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant

1

several weeks; a few weeks

1

wealthy merchant

2

teacup

6

to rise; to erect; to get up

1

to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate

2

to oversleep

1

generally

1

tenacity; endurance

1

very small; tiny

1

reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump

2

material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

3

relation; connection; relevance

1

emergency food distribution (esp. cooked rice)

3

merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family

1

small mustache; short mustache

1

smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick

1

to meet; to greet

1

business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed

1

celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name

1

nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion

1

gentleman

2

mediator; manager; caretaker

1

elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)

7

to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic

1

to hang one's head; to droop one's head

1

being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem

1

glove; mitten; mitt

1

polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough

3

treasure; treasured item; prized possession

1

role; part; duty

1

like this; this sort; this way

3

heirloom

1

... is the reason; ... is my excuse

2

to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)

1

tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre

1

to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound

1

to listen attentively to; to be lost in

1

being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression

1

500; five hundred; many

1

manufacture; production

2

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

1

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

1

business rival; professional jealousy

1

item; article; dish; course; finest item

2

appraiser

1

high praise; great admiration; rave reviews

3

defeated country

1

to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

1

mass production

4