jpdb beta

meal; dinner; diet

6

to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into

1

only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)

1

mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better

1

men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders

3

embarrassing; awkward

3

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

23

antipathy; reluctance; resistance

1

sleeping pill; sleep medication

1

mixing; blending; adding; adulteration

1

handcuffs; manacles

1

restriction; restraint; binding; constraint

2

self-indulgence; doing as one pleases

1

in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case

2

end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)

5

fully prepared; all ready

1

invitation; introduction; temptation

3

suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal

2

beautiful woman; (a) beauty

1

alcohol; sake

2

sloppy; slovenly; slipshod; negligent; loose; unkempt

4

Okinawa (city, prefecture)

1

travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour

1

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward

2

adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing

3

intimacy; friendship; friendly relations

1

nutrition; nourishment

1

he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing

2

frozen food

1

retort; sealed plastic pouch typically containing ready-made sauce or stew; boil-in-the-bag; retort; glass vessel used for distillation (now largely obs.)

1

occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom

7

juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink

1

concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

16

apology

1

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

1

Sunday

2

evening; dusk

2

six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)

1

to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get

4

reading out and comparing (e.g. proofs against a manuscript); read-through (of a script)

7

looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance

1

being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem

2

each other; one another

1

rhythm

1

satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client

2

one's weak point

1

to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength

2

speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

3

temper; disposition

1

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

1