jpdb beta

place of residence; dwelling place

1

poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty

2

turning into a slum; becoming run-down; slumism; slumification

1

China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)

1

Singapore

1

neighboring countries; surrounding countries

1

smuggling oneself into a country; illegal immigration

1

to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued

1

to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for

1

broker

1

to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)

3

dark side (of nature, town, etc.)

2

connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within

1

was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

3

three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)

5

family register; census

7

illegal residence (in a country); illegal stay; illegal overstaying (of a visa)

4

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

1

illegitimate child; bastard; love child

2

illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane

1

to argue vehemently

2

drug addict (esp. stimulants)

2

punching bag (boxing); training bag; sandbag

3

compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement

2

sending home; repatriation; deportation

2

to go underground; to go into hiding

2

asking oneself

2

self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned

2

to live; to get along; to spend (time)

4

welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service

6

safety net

1

refugees

3

one end; an end; part; fragment

1

just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally

1

Immigration Bureau; Immigration Office

4

list; wrist

5

community

18

to help each other; to cooperate

2

the elite (class)

1

low class citizen

1

economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy

3

normal

2

clean

3

word; language; speech

2

finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing

2

flight; desertion; escape

2

car; vehicle

1

robber; mugger; robbery; burglary

1

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

1

to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of

2