jpdb beta

reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries

1

pressure; compression; pressing

1

to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath

1

I'm hungry

1

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

1

lunch; midday meal

1

was

1

although I say; although one might say; although called

1

work; operation; task

1

to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to

1

here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

2

long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged

1

to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit

1

reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason

2

to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding

4

and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

9

dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar

1

auntie; older woman

1

to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

1

quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)

1

indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

6

to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

3

please

1

I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)

1

just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...

2

quickly adaptable; pro-active

1

idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning

3

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

1

work; job; labor; work

1

diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily

1

cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood

1

onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)

1

roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)

2

yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

1

natto bacteria (Bacillus subtilis var. natto)

1

reproductive (procreative) power; fertility

1

strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle

2

to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)

1

previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day

2

day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)

1

bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless

2

super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely

1

although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

4

yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh

1

training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha

2

one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month

1

end; close; conclusion; termination

1

truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic

6

time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job

1

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

4