jpdb beta

(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure

1

close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate

1

debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money

1

to make; to manufacture

1

to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor

3

how; in what way; by what means

1

gambling house; gaming room; gambling den

4

miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

2

to speak; to say; to vocalize

1

large amount of money; great cost

2

payment of debts; repayment

1

(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle

1

though; much as

1

gambling den; gambling house

5

banker (gambling); bookmaker; person who runs a gambling den; manager; boss

1

great victory; big win; huge profit; killing

3

gambler; gamester

1

seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition

1

we; us; I; me

1

newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie

1

the way back; the way home; return trip

2

bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence

1

older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella

5

to be able to manage somehow or another

1

seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

1

trade; business; occupation; profession; job

1

roots of grass; (fig.) places hidden from sight; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file

1

to push aside; to push one's way through

1

to find out; to discover; to locate

1

calamity; misfortune; disaster

1

to trace back to (the origins of something)

1

paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow

2

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

1

pursuer; pursuing party; posse

1

(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list

1

to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody

1

duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck

1

big shot; higher-ups

1

bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

1

system; institution; organization; organisation

1

quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully

1

to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate

1

very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow

1

penniless; broke

1

reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese

2

cost

1

to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning

1

(smile) broadly

1

everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes

1

leaving behind; desertion; abandonment

2