jpdb beta

way (of doing); manner; method; means

7

business world; business circles; (the) industry

2

family restaurant

1

women picking up men

1

to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread

1

to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

7

(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl

1

oh; ah; I'll be darned

1

hostess (in a hostess bar)

1

to look young; to seem young

1

stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow

1

ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying

1

T-shirt; tee shirt

4

to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale

1

jeans; dungarees

4

sandal

1

somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded

1

chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business

1

career woman

1

to be beside oneself; to lose one's head; to go mad with something

1

slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined

1

absconding; taking oneself off; slipping out (home) unnoticed early (e.g. from work, out of parties, etc.)

1

mother; wife

20

delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler

1

to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty

1

in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly

1

one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural

1

unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously

2

to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living

1

least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least

2

such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of

6

business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy

2

to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender

1

number of persons; personnel

1

securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying

1

first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag

2

use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement

5

at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know

1

certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord

1

company; corporation; workplace

4

poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

5

age; era; period; date

1

generation; the world; the age

7

not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned

10

kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning; phonetic-equivalent character; substitute character; kanji used for their meaning, irrespective of reading

1

foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese

4

unconventional baby name

1

to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after

3

declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children

1

young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters

2