jpdb beta

muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer

1

winter clothes

2

turning into a cooler state; cooling down

1

each house; every house; many houses

1

grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak

1

shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream

2

north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind

1

to attempt; to test; to try out

2

ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land

1

draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons

1

repair; mending; fixing; servicing

1

minimum; at the very least

1

warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money

3

counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.

1

karoshi; death from overwork

2

still; even now; to this day

1

employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker

3

contract; compact; agreement

3

making do; getting by (somehow); managing

2

rather; sooner; preferably

4

working away from home

3

cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)

1

business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)

1

household economy; family finances

1

parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)

1

mother; mom; mum; wife

1

employee; employer; person hiring others

1

to increase; to add to; to augment

8

quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

1

useless member of society; hopeless case; failure

1

very deeply

2

nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty

4

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

2

written oath; covenant; pledge

1

careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent

1

rank-and-file member of staff; ordinary employee; low-grade employee

1

section manager; section chief

1

evolution; progress

1

alchemist

2

agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting

1

to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch

1

personal feelings; self-interest

1

tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard

3

to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

3

extreme; radical

2

(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious

1

disclosure; exposure; revelation

3

head; dome; bean; nob; noggin

1

to hit and break open; to crush; to smash

1

speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs

2