jpdb beta

to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)

3

to lie down; to retire; to go to bed (with an illness)

1

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered

1

on the way home from work; returning from work

1

washing-up; dish-washing

1

cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

2

not caring; not giving a damn

1

idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression

1

to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that

3

household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband

1

to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction

1

newly-wed; newly married

1

firstborn; first child; eldest child

1

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

7

happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness

1

quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

1

to suffer; to groan; to be worried

1

housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters

5

expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming

4

to smash; to crush

2

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

1

milk

3

diaper; nappy; napkin

1

to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute

1

to lend a hand; to help

1

wetting oneself; peeing in one's pants

1

baby; infant

1

quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge

1

middle of the night; dead of night

5

breastfeeding; nursing; suckling

1

Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine

1

housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker

4

to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment

8

simply; merely; only; solely

1

outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward

1

Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned

1

to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly

2

anachronism

1

domineering husband; hectoring husband; husband who rules the roost

1

unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

2

prologue; preface

1

(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people

2

hundred-yen store; 100 yen shop

1

shop

1

cheap; reasonable

1

hanging low (over); hovering around (price level); low hanging (e.g. clouds); sluggish (e.g. economy); slump; recession

1

each; every; all

2

one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section

1

subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk

1

middle management

1