jpdb beta

the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime

3

middle of the night; dead of night

2

to become hungry

1

kitchen; financial situation

1

refrigerator; fridge

2

end-of-year

3

sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year

1

snow festival

1

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

5

name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense

1

to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)

2

free translation; liberal translation

1

Comic Market (semiannual self-published comic book convention); comiket; comic book market; comicbook market

1

going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing

2

(necessary) personnel; required person

1

invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion

3

actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living

1

New Year's card

3

in mourning

1

New Year's greetings; New Year's call; New Year's gift

1

failure to pay one's compliments; omission of courtesy

1

first death anniversary

1

major cleanup; spring cleaning

2

reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about

1

doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")

12

calico (pattern); tortoiseshell-and-white; calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat

1

pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable

1

for your information; I'm telling you

4

green light (traffic); green light; go-ahead signal; permission to go ahead (with something)

1

now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

1

taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment

2

list; wrist

2

entrance; admission; entering

1

map

1

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

1

group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)

7

in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)

1

from the beginning; from scratch

3

but; however; provided that

1

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

3

pen

2

route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)

1

close to the wall; alongside the wall

1

dividing into parts

1

unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

9

crowd of people

2

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

3

loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles

1

green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)

1