jpdb beta

come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see

1

ordinary person; untitled individual

6

belly; abdomen; stomach

1

to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry

1

nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

1

steak

1

adds force or indicates command

2

delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient

1

just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...

2

Wouldn't It Be Loverly (song)

1

remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation

1

Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine

1

boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm

1

farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land

2

ingredient; foodstuff

1

Kazuko

1

younger sister

1

well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...

1

let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...

1

your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)

5

eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son

1

grandchild

3

to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

1

retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)

1

Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

1

orchard; fruit farm

1

having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell

1

by myself; in person; by oneself

2

uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)

1

active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

1

Natsuko

2

perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that

1

ah; oh; hey!

1

grandma; granny

1

fashion magazine

1

thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow

1

to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after

1

to be (doing)

1

to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do

1

the front (of a battlefield); forefront

1

designer

1

brand; bland

2

to be popular

1

department store; department

2

journal; magazine; periodical

1

have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to

1

to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself

1

that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family

3

famous; fame

1

yearly (annual) turnover

1