jpdb beta

old maid

2

ten years; decade

2

invariable; permanent

1

precocity; early ripening; premature development

1

older brother; elder brother

5

dowry

1

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

7

to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire

2

trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession

1

loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect

4

comb

4

a long time ago

1

to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

2

that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

1

older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy

1

admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled

3

mother

18

body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)

3

to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice

1

failure; mistake; blunder

1

penniless; broke

1

aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

1

old

1

mistake; error; blunder

1

making do; getting by (somehow); managing

1

devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

1

when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)

1

smirkingly; broadly (grinning)

1

to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit

1

embroidery

5

as (for); for; in the capacity of

2

no objection; nothing to criticize (criticise)

1

talent; ability

2

to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with

1

in spite of; regardless of

2

valid; effective; yuko (judo)

1

one's wife; wife (of somebody below the speaker in rank)

8

drool

6

credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest

3

model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)

3

counter for choices, options, etc.

2

bib; drool bib

2

intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex

1

to select; to pick out

1

form; shape; figure; visage

1

corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with

2

price; cost; charge; consideration (in a contract)

1

thirty; 30

2

outstandingly; extraordinarily; exceptionally

1

decoration; ornament; trimmings

3