jpdb beta

jest; joke; funny story

1

elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself

1

older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella

9

hey!; hey!

1

to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

1

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

1

meaning; called; said

2

coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment

1

hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)

1

mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi

1

to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)

1

all you want; as much as one wants

1

to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way

1

please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake

1

existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

1

to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)

1

pardon; forgiveness; forbearance

2

government worker; public servant; civil servant

1

by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

1

at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully

1

instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for

2

processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal

1

alone; by oneself; on one's own

2

to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)

1

very; extremely; so

1

latte; caffè latte; radio and television

1

quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly

1

elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student

1

plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

1

(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all

1

it is I who should say so

2

abrupt; sudden; unexpected

1

to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon

1

to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back

1

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

1

our company; our firm

2

person

1

seeing; looking at

1

certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

5

use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation

1

previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance

3

to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab

1

popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for

1

at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being

2

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

1

(written) contract; agreement

2

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

1

if; in case; supposing

1

if it is the case that ...

1

to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous

1