jpdb beta

to be away from home; to be out of the house

1

this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about

2

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

9

various; varied; diverse; all sorts of

3

use; utilization; utilisation; application

4

inside the House; inside the Diet; inside the hospital

4

staff member; employee; worker; personnel

9

going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease

5

trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade

1

visitor; caller

1

cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet

3

fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk

2

local resident

1

bowl of rice with a chop-suey-like mixture on it

1

regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion

4

in-house manufactured goods

2

relation; relationship

2

going home from work; on the way home from work

1

to have a drink; to grab a drink

1

was

8

quail; Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)

1

eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin

1

that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?

1

about this time

1

pet cat; beloved cat; ailurophilia; fondness for cats

2

grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering

1

key; lock; key (to a problem); clue

5

unlocking

1

dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour

2

straight line

1

supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super

4

putting off; postponing

1

first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

3

to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound

2

here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now

4

meandering; snaking; zigzagging

4

lovely; cute; charming; sweet

1

to meet; to greet

2

small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person

89

in; on; at (place); as for; regarding

6

slipper; slippers

1

horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise

2

slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet

1

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

1

some days; several days

2

to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

4

passing (along the way)

1

plate; dish

1

cat food

1

apartment with one bedroom and a kitchen

1