jpdb beta

island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf

2

to repack; to refill

3

house; one's house; one's home; one's family

9

margarine

1

soy sauce; shoyu

3

chrysalis; pupa

1

to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

2

low-quality products; strange thing; strange combination

1

one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission

4

explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

8

hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)

1

confectionery production

1

department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category

1

castella (type of sponge cake)

1

preserved food boiled in soy

1

etc.; et cetera; and so on

2

besides; moreover; in addition

1

refined sake

3

cask; barrel

3

(United States of) America; USA

2

one (straw) bagful

2

to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together

2

arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations

4

reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...

3

disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant

18

skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious

1

Ajinomoto; brand name of monosodium glutamate (MSG)

1

bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water

1

all; everything

5

end; close; termination

1

ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

14

to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

6

standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

1

I; me

41

please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give

3

well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...

3

knob; doorknob

15

load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility

1

preparation; arrangements

2

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

14

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

3

greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge

7

leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row

1

being very busy; busyness

1

we

5

Japanese person; Japanese people

5

since; this person

1

ticket window; box office; ticket

1

salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute

1

rough scolding; upbraiding; tongue-lashing; dressing-down

1