jpdb beta

home; family; household

5

to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up

1

trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession

1

goodbye; farewell; so long

1

to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed

1

okonomiyaki restaurant

1

cute

3

chic; sick; thick

3

cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)

3

we

18

Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)

2

marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse

2

which; well; now; c'mon

2

to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away

6

it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

5

interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical

2

to finish; to end; to close

1

change (for a purchase); toilet splashback

2

thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting

6

5,000,000; five million

1

proclamation; official notice; touch; contact

2

person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute

1

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

16

to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)

2

suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy

1

to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)

4

indicates emphasis

10

enshrinement hall (of a buddha); temple; cathedral (esp. Catholic)

2

what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way

2

corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department

3

to cut corners; to be shoddy

1

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

7

inlet; bay; inland sea

1

to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak

2

to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

2

butterfly

2

to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve

3

to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

11

prima donna

1

failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness

1

fluke; chance; pure luck

8

home area; home town; local

3

half time; halftime

6

exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite

4

to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious

1

to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce

1

last look; farewell look

1

fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely

5

to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet

4

to get heavy; to worsen (of illness); to grow serious

3