jpdb beta

sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly

1

repaying a debt after achieving success; promise to repay a debt after achieving success

1

look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!

5

home area; home town; local

1

songstress; diva

1

selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion

1

heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle

1

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less

1

success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence

1

acting as a foster parent; caring for another's child; foster parent

1

pressing; urging; demanding; demand

1

intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation

5

activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture

2

cost; expense

1

to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)

2

one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time

1

return to one's country; return to one's hometown

2

was; were

5

things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock

1

appreciation of the yen; strong yen

1

dollar; money; cash

1

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

5

to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

3

one month

2

to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

1

bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly

2

fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee

1

skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable

4

cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder

6

beer

2

abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

1

after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

1

to return; to come back

3

satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable

1

greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)

2

to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

1

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

1

beer

3

alcohol; sake

1

good grief

1

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

4

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

5

extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed

3

amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

3

company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)

3

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

1

professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat

2

then; well; so; well then

6

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe

1

to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in

1