jpdb beta

influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne

1

concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works

3

war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset

1

excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance

1

rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason

1

subversion (of the state)

1

to be suspected without cause

1

to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

1

three years

1

one by one; each; every; at intervals of

2

shift system

2

insensitive person

1

to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge

1

stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded

1

now that; since; so long as; because

3

to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant

1

job; work; duties; trade; skill

2

affinity

1

to send back

1

secret; private; surreptitious

2

boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm

1

hope; wish; aspiration

1

to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)

1

treatment; service; handling; management

2

quick-wittedness; having tact; being sensible

1

circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional

2

at any rate; anyhow

2

not yet known; unknown; strange

1

combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination

1

to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew

1

fundamental; basic

1

process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work

1

degree of difficulty; difficulty level

1

carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease

1

article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price

1

dilettante; person of fantastic taste

1

delicacy; dainties

1

position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint

1

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

2

wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper

1

chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus

1

word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews

1

to spread; to be propagated

2

town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area

1

specialist shop; shop specializing in a few types of product

2

self-interest; selfish desire

1

famous product; special product; speciality; specialty

1

trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype

1

beginning; outset; first; onset

2

reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)

2