jpdb beta

elementary school (in Japan; 1941-1947)

1

dismissal; sacking; discharge

1

punishment; penalty

1

finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

6

to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed

1

awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained

1

to break the silence; to break one's silence

1

yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

3

to grimace; to frown

6

companion; partner; spouse

1

to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten

4

trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat

1

threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill

1

high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy

1

twenty-five

3

things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required

4

to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard

3

rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt

1

to bind; to fasten; to tie up

2

iron material

1

to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around

1

to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch

2

producer's association

1

weak constitution; ill health

1

lung disease; chest trouble; pulmonary tuberculosis

2

to cease; to stop; to be over

7

self; oneself

4

anchor

1

funds; capital

1

pressure; oppression; suppression

4

our country; our land; one's own country

1

farmer; peasant

34

load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility

2

completely; all the way; altogether; bodily

1

to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out

1

originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful

2

wages; labor wages; labour wages

1

earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue

1

one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)

10

betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

1

leisure

1

extra; excess; surplus

1

profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing

11

capitalist; financier

1

to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)

2

to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich

3

reform; reformation; reorganization

2

bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit

7

to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

3

deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick

3