jpdb beta

maid; helper; help; assistance

1

and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

23

actually; really; truly; in practice; practically

1

to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped

1

politics; government

13

amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

2

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

11

government; administration

1

one large ...; a great ...

2

project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct

1

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at

23

to be of no importance

1

indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions

1

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

1

errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit

1

to be exhausted; to be tired out

1

to return; to come back

3

to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)

2

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

2

hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa

1

cook-house; galley; kitchen

1

chicken and vegetable stew with bechamel sauce or fresh cream

3

to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together

1

goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies

1

insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint

1

by means of; due to; because of; according to

4

ingredient; foodstuff

1

luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant

3

particularly; especially; in particular; expressly

2

vegetable

5

volcanic ash

1

because of; owing to; due to

3

poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)

1

to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on

6

garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location

1

cannot be compared with; no match for

1

seedy-looking; thin

1

-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now

4

in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

2

to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile

1

carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)

2

onion (Allium cepa)

2

to obtain; to procure

2

protein

2

source; origin

1

ago; since; before; previous

2

beef

2

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but

2

now; nowadays

2

that's the way it is; such is life

1