jpdb beta

colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance

1

hurried recruitment; urgent recruitment

2

Christmas cake; unmarried woman above the age of 25

1

decoration

1

to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan

1

intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...

1

position; job; employment; opening

1

originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)

1

what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called

1

finance-related; financial

5

show biz

3

relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect

3

both (people); the two of them

2

secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

3

assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant

1

to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)

5

too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous

1

Santa Claus

18

small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)

1

children; kids

3

smiling face; smile

3

remuneration; recompense; reward; toll

2

image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition

1

fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee

1

to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep

1

snowman

2

bye-bye; goodbye; saying goodbye; parting

1

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

1

breach of manners; breach of etiquette; faux pas

1

more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once

2

end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)

1

composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun

1

Paris (France)

2

outskirts (of a town); run-down district

1

café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)

1

(male) waiter; bellboy

1

to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)

4

humming; crooning

1

lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend

1

to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

1

I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...

1

song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

1

request

1

reply; response

1

street musician

1

means; is; as for

2

roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open

1

bank; banking institution

1

tissue; facial tissue

1

serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce

1