jpdb beta

common use; communal use; sharing

2

living expenses

4

not entirely wrong but not entirely right; so-so; average

1

individual; private person; personal; natural person

2

account (e.g. bank)

1

income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts

4

every month; each month; monthly

1

100,000; hundred thousand

1

yen (currency of Japan); circle

2

to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile

1

obtaining agreement by consultation; matters settled in an interview

1

common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open

1

foreign; abroad; overseas

2

remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland

1

moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment

1

slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)

1

to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse

1

to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)

1

compared to

2

temporary; transitory; short-lived

1

debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark

1

source of income

1

maintenance costs

1

in one's own way or style

1

home; household; family; hearth

2

environment; surroundings; circumstances

2

only; merely; but; no more than

1

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

4

to pass (of time); to elapse

2

bicycle; bike

2

preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving

2

to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)

2

to do

2

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

1

two holes; toilet with separate chambers for urine and faeces; riding double (on a bicycle, motorcycle, etc.)

2

health; healthy; sound; fit

3

to suit; to match; to become; to be like

3

to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque

1

Road Traffic Act

1

violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement

2

police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody

3

to happen to pass by

1

observing eye

1

quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive

1

to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)

1

to walk away; to walk off

1

senior group member; leader among peers; (like) one's older brother; big brother

1

elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients

1

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction

1

to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout

1