jpdb beta

this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that

1

absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine

1

to give; to do (something) for

1

something like ...; something called ...

1

sewing; needlework

1

skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

1

to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end

1

marriage proposal; marriage talks

2

liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point

1

infusing (tea); infusion

1

gross; disgusting

1

pull; patronage; tug; discount

1

hot-spring cure; taking the baths

3

each day; from day to day; day-to-day

1

affectation; pretension

2

cash book

1

character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

3

beginning of autumn; beginning of fall

1

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

2

lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)

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view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook

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.)

1

expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs

1

lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate

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place where fire is likely to break out; possible cause of a fire

1

care; precaution; guarding; caution

3

efficacy; effect

1

effect; virtue; efficacy; one's dominant eye

1

doesn't even exist

3

(in) one's absence

1

sixth day of the month; six days

1

lack of registration (in the census register); buying a geisha or prostitute her contractual freedom

2

subcutaneous

1

sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly

1

suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)

1

yours sincerely; respectfully yours

1

sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)

9

spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp

1

laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)

3

easy; simple; plain

1

like; similar to; same as

1

after tax income; net income

1

errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit

1

scraping together (a sum of money); raising (a sum of money) by straining one's credit

1

to lavish money on

1

stock holdings; one's shares

1

to hand over; to turn over; to cede

2

not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special

1

approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction

2

on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead

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