jpdb beta

labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands

1

please; somehow or other; one way or another

2

life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation

7

to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly

1

force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum

3

thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

11

to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous

6

falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

1

one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look

15

to turn towards; to point

5

persuasion

6

to repeat; to do something over again

3

finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

9

zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour

1

name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext

4

insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy

2

at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

4

to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree

1

rent

1

food expense

1

meaning; called; said

12

condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite

9

all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total

4

living together; communal life; cohabitation

2

to wring the neck; to strangle

2

to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back

13

then; well; so; be; is

22

and then; in addition to that; also; even so

1

washroom; bathroom

1

sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)

7

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

8

feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)

2

you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

16

self-introduction

2

to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down

1

ah; oh; hey!

5

Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech

1

chance; opportunity

3

straight line

1

oh, yes?; really?

2

Mell; Mel; Meru

1

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

7

to ask a question; to begin to ask a question

2

to hesitate to say

3

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

12

exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal

1

body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)

4

to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind

1

mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door

26

similarly; same (idea); same (name)

2