jpdb beta

other people's affairs; somebody else's problem

1

telephone booth (indoor)

3

to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently

16

hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)

1

who

6

toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.

2

to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

2

Kiyoko

2

bending backward; strutting

1

strutting; sticking out the chest

1

to look around; to survey

7

daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period

5

(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely

8

seven

2

eight; 8

3

to meet; to assemble; to congregate

2

garden shrubs; trees; potted plant

1

shadow of a leaf or tree

2

early shift; morning shift; early arrival

3

middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years

1

to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile

3

to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)

2

just now; a moment ago; this very minute

1

was

3

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

10

thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

4

business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy

5

small pine; young pine

5

pessimism; disappointment

1

oh, yes?; really?

1

to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

3

round face; moon face

6

thin; slender; fine; unlucky

6

outer canthus; outer corner of the eye

1

wrinkle; crease; ripple

4

to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

5

to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

9

god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder

2

rice field

10

for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest

3

dance hall; ballroom

1

accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer

3

evening; dusk

7

six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)

1

going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work

1

every day

6

kindness; intimacy; friendship

4

pawnshop

1

ticket

2

agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)

1