jpdb beta

cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)

8

desk; copy editor

2

extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling

2

beef

1

scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch

3

to giggle

1

funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable

5

prosperity; flourishing; thriving

1

so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...

1

great laughter; burst of laughter

2

bent back; hunchback; stoop

2

grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man

1

city

3

street prostitute

1

filthy; dirty (looking); drab

1

tenement house; row house

2

Mussolini

2

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

16

Paolo

2

Cannobio

2

thin; slender; fine; unlucky

5

bare earth (i.e. ground not covered by a roof); open field; outdoors (non-greenhouse cultivation of crops); teahouse garden

2

to face on; to look out on to

2

dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty

2

original state

1

preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)

1

to that extent; to that degree; so much; so

3

counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; even number; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m)

1

narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

1

dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

4

step; stair; staircase

1

storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building

1

to ascend; to go up; to climb

2

grandfather; male senior-citizen

1

to get on; to climb on

1

each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)

3

transactions; dealings; business

1

one machine; one vehicle

2

safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good

2

sticker; (adhesive) label

1

that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage

2

ahem

1

to produce a sound

1

if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)

2

why; how; for what reason

2

double; twice (as much); twofold

2

lasting (e.g. work); sustained (effort); prolonged; long-winded; verbose; wordy

3

immediately; right away; on the spot

2

very popular; highly favoured

1

easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick

1