jpdb beta

employer

1

one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money

1

claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)

1

right; privilege

1

penniless; broke

1

unemployment allowance

1

to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious

1

to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder

1

emergency rations

1

harvest; crop; yield

1

trustee or administrator in bankruptcy

2

shabby; mean; sorry; dingy

1

to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)

1

to be filled with grief; to be overcome with sorrow

1

staff canteen

1

rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish

3

difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress

1

fame; distinction; rise; advancement

1

unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha

1

incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal

2

(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people

1

set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo

1

selling oneself (into bondage) (esp. for prostitutes)

1

nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner

1

to smash; to crush

1

economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless

1

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

2

business world; business circles; (the) industry

2

depression; recession; slump

1

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

1

last month

1

all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships

1

strait; channel

1

inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

1

security

1

suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly

1

to pick up; to pick out

1

feigned; pretending (not to know)

2

the n-th

1

to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

1

quick-wittedness; tact

1

slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling

1

to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)

1

to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be

1

scramble (for)

1

low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar

1

party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow

1

lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy

1

to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

1

golden (colour, color)

3