jpdb beta

18; eighteen

1

century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)

1

ladies and gentlemen

1

(one's) figure; build; physique; style

1

luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)

4

job seeker magazine for manual labourers published by Recruit Inc. (1991-2009); physical work; physical workers; blue-collar workers

1

number; amount

4

trip by boat; sea trip; voyage; cruise

2

experience

3

pirate ship

5

Disneyland

1

the former

1

short; brief

7

travel; trip; journey

13

at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

1

playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together

1

to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

8

son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world

17

Natsume Souseki (1867-1916)

1

husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)

1

employee; servant

2

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

1

call; invitation

1

(some) more; even more; longer; further

15

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

3

talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk

1

to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out

4

to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into

5

rich person

3

lazy son; profligate son

2

mediator; manager; caretaker

1

to turn completely into; to become completely

3

porter

1

cabin

4

guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation

2

just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

1

to be at a loss for words

2

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

2

living; lifestyle; living room

1

bedroom

4

to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to

7

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

10

window frame; sash

1

ornament; decoration

3

Lidz; Litz; Ritts; Ritz

1

sweet (flavour); sweet (of alcohol); sweet (e.g. melody); pleasant (e.g. atmosphere); suite (of rooms); suite

1

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

3

bus

1

toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory

3

distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion

6