jpdb beta

old man; old geezer

3

hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense

2

to be careful; to pay attention; to take care

2

good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)

1

plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post

1

today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

2

good morning

4

banana

2

recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

1

nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may

1

neighbourhood; neighborhood

4

interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun

1

in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

1

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

2

to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)

1

talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor

6

to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

1

false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself

1

to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)

2

always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop

1

both families

2

to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)

1

it seems that; as if

1

and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

5

(a) little; somewhat; somehow

2

deep-seated; deep-rooted; ingrained

1

company; corporation; workplace

2

to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide

2

to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble

2

head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team

1

to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy

2

I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)

1

store; shop

3

to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

13

woman; female; feminine gender

1

to gather; to collect; to assemble

1

by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance

1

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

1

to be (doing)

3

near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

1

accounting; administration (of money)

1

he; him; boyfriend

2

only son

1

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

5

to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

5

office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)

1

corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with

1

to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)

1

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

1

small quantity; little; little while; short distance

1