jpdb beta

social gathering; get-together; (friendly) meeting

8

company management; managing a company

1

person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute

1

and; as well as

5

the management ranks

1

different type of business; different occupation

2

gathering; mixer; meetup; assembly; social; exchange meeting

2

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited

1

absence; non-attendance

1

was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

1

in front of a station

1

hotel in the center of the city

1

(public) park

1

office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)

1

place for relaxation and refreshment

1

season; time of year

1

bench

2

space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare

1

almost; roughly; approximately

3

(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course

1

shade of tree; bower

1

as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

1

multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of

1

because; the reason is; if you want to know why

3

apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

1

clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect

1

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

2

breakfast

2

frozen food

1

frozen food; eating raw food; Chinese tradition of consuming only cold food on the 105th day after the winter solstice; 105th day after the winter solstice

1

to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise

1

must not; do not

1

these

1

certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

2

food; food products; foodstuffs

2

shop that carries a selection of products from several different brands

1

highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly

1

small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish

1

still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...

1

price; cost

1

to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody

2

tofu; bean curd; beancurd

1

hijiki (dark edible seaweed usu. sold in dried black strips; Hizikia fusiformis)

1

Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze

1

Hamburg steak; hamburger steak

1

speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs

1

scene; spectacle; sight; view

2

good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend

1

in one ear and out the other

1

noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism

1