jpdb beta

duty; role; function

5

as if; as though

5

operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing

1

who; what kind of person

2

special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial

4

one end; an end; part; fragment

2

military affairs

3

to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed

1

concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

5

trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings

6

weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)

9

forte; strong point

2

surely; certainly

5

interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions

1

prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished

1

to prosper; to flourish

1

made of iron

4

self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself

4

sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity

18

rather; sooner; preferably

2

silver mine

1

dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure

2

equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms

2

to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell

4

comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery

9

instability; insecurity; crankiness

3

relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect

15

iron ore

1

production; output; turning out

1

to compete with; to vie for

2

have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than

6

ironware

1

consumption; expenditure

2

to be too large (of clothing); to be baggy; to be flabby; to lose firmness; to slosh about; to be overflowing (with liquid)

2

iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast

2

market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation

2

to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

1

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

7

commercialization (e.g. product); commodification

1

beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive

2

market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market

2

sword; dagger; knife; bayonet

1

arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour

3

qualitative difference; disparity; gap

1

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

1

rule; reign; government; governing

5

weakening

4

self-defense; self-defence

1

magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification

2

to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size

5