jpdb beta

bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end

2

boiled egg

1

half-cooked; half-done; soft-boiled; half-ripe; unripe

1

to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)

1

soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu

1

to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below

2

it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but

8

salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold

2

den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair

1

memories; recollections; reminiscence

2

that day; the very same day

3

passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit

1

report; information

2

such ... as; or some such

3

option; choice; optional extra; individual item; separate item; option

1

generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual

2

useless; vain; aimless; idle

1

to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying

2

woman who works in the sex industry

1

to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel

2

to grumble; to complain

1

(one's) 20s; twenties

1

nonsense; no meaning; meaningless

2

to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

1

killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style

1

to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

1

to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)

2

real intention; true motive; true meaning

1

to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

2

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

6

detour; circuitous route; diversion

3

good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient

5

quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)

1

to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

2

period of youth; while young

1

pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after

1

to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well

3

parts; accessories; components

1

versatility; multiplicity of use

1

therefore; consequently

1

waste; extravagance

1

mass production

2

consumable goods

1

with a slurp; slurpingly; smooth; shiny; noodles; udon

1

payday; pay day

1

4th day of the month; four days

2

remaining money

1

thousand; 1,000

3

200; two hundred

1

stingy; cheap; very frugal

2