jpdb beta

to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated

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as soon as possible

2

departure

4

prosperous conditions; healthy economy

3

style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)

6

world war

1

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

5

export; exportation; efferent

2

to increase; to multiply

5

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but

3

profit; earnings

1

wonderful; splendid; magnificent

5

pawn

1

profitable; lucrative

1

what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak

3

upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general

1

hence; for that reason

9

particularly; especially; in particular; expressly

12

when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)

2

Golden Age

1

cost; expense

1

you (plural); all of you; you all

1

bonus; reward; prize

1

(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum

1

almost; roughly; approximately

1

good times; boom; (wave of) prosperity

1

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

3

prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader

1

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person

3

meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club

7

gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance

2

after a long time; for the first time in a while

2

to recall; to remember; to recollect

4

amount of money; sum of money

6

you; dear; honey

7

we

7

Sumiyoshi Park

1

ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)

2

to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate

1

don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...

13

such ... as; or some such

2

great laughter; burst of laughter

1

July; seventh month of the lunar calendar

2

harbour

3

the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan

2

sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

4

circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle

5

to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter

1

rousing

1

ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream

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