jpdb beta

prisoner (of war)

3

private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall

1

one way or another; in many ways; in various ways

1

time; labour; labor

1

labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands

1

to care for someone; to look after someone

1

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

1

every time; each round

2

cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck

1

gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse

1

relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening

1

planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up

1

to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

1

association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion

1

anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case

1

implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely

1

calculated; premeditated; considered

1

the last moment; the very end

1

not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for

1

conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over

1

to one's heart's content; as much as one wants

1

mental; spiritual; emotional

1

to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing

1

disclosure; exposure; revelation

1

threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)

1

exclusive; attached to; specialist

2

maid

14

chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses

1

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

1

basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote

1

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

1

part; section; affected part (of the body); private parts; genitals

1

cut; notch; incision

1

well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable

1

to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of

1

change; fluctuation

1

suffix for familiar person

1

calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")

1

to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)

1

it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves

1

abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy

1

(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague

1

genre; category; kind

1

ending

1

complete

1

to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around

2

hardships; privation

1

from now on

1

underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly

1

epilogue

1