jpdb beta

kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae

1

small token of one's sentiments; just slightly; only a bit

1

Hisako

31

New Zealand

1

Imamura

1

salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)

1

difficult to eat; unpalatable

1

too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories

2

dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat

1

to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out

1

accusation; complaint; charge; legal action

1

disgrace; shame

1

tone; beep

2

to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on

1

grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

2

about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip

1

soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light

1

you

1

remaining heat; residual excitement; lingering enthusiasm

2

(in spite of) being old enough to know better

1

may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry

1

answering machine; answer phone

1

passbook; bankbook

3

(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base

3

going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court

1

demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move

1

Nagano (city, prefecture)

1

job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer

1

cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service

1

one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway

1

national

1

packing; baling; crating

1

yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game

1

embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation

4

(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth

1

omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct

1

investment; contribution; financing

1

what's what; heads or tails

1

to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean

1

Cinderella

1

in the same manner as before; the same as always

1

hardness

2

to lend (e.g. money)

1

this morning

1

distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)

1

double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)

1

apology

1

to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair

1

at any cost; at any price; at any expense

1

to cool down one's anger

1