jpdb beta

bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan

2

the management ranks

1

connection; link; relationship

5

to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively

1

to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)

1

unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with

1

vigorously; swiftly

1

any number of times

1

snake; serpent; large snake

1

the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous

8

guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty

1

to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline

1

cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

2

last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)

1

to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick

1

date; dating

1

absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic

2

depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit

1

first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

8

boutique

1

spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence

3

store interior; inside of a shop

1

remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation

1

people

4

to have a rumor circulating

1

upper arm

1

somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why

1

tattoo (esp. not traditional Japanese)

1

to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent

1

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

1

activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role

1

complete recovery; healing

1

apology

1

splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent

1

someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person

1

to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses

1

serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

5

one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha

1

delusion; trick of the imagination

1

to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste

1

soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost

4

it seems that; as if

1

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

3

metre; meter; meter; gauge

1

before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill

1

surveillance camera; security camera

1

gamma correction

1

zoom

1

furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more

4

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

1