jpdb beta

unmarried; single

1

alcohol; sake

3

father; male parent

2

arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength

3

to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone

1

homemade; made in-house; housemade; made on the premises

1

shiokara; paste made from salted fermented seafood (squid, fish entrails, etc.)

1

reprimand; stern warning

2

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

1

to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert

1

mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters

2

postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post (on a blog, social media, etc.)

1

to perspire; to sweat

1

hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar

4

suitable temperature; right temperature; moderate temperature

2

to drink too much

2

good morning

1

imagination; supposition; guess

3

to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made

2

business card

4

very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour

1

return to work; going back to work

1

to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo

2

the L-word (i.e. love); being in love

1

common saying; everyday talk; common parlance; vulgar; lowbrow; indecent

2

near oneself; close to one; familiar

1

to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)

3

spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence

1

(romantic) love

1

season; time of year

1

office romance; office love affair

1

case; occasion; situation; circumstances

4

general affairs department (e.g. in a company); operations department

1

plastic sleeve (documents); sheet protector; clear file

1

yes; wind that blows from north to north-east during spring and summer along the coast of the sea of Japan

1

oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!

2

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

2

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

2

at work; in the midst of work; working

1

feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness

2

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

1

sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment

1

fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion

1

dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

5

one month

1

to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly

1

timing

4

to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

3

(short) rest; breather; break

1

what's the matter?; what's wrong?

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