jpdb beta

paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity

1

have a good day; take care; see you

1

gratitude; thanks

5

commuter rush; rush hour

1

to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding

6

unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha

1

one's post; place of work; workplace

4

suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt

1

down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream

1

train; electric train

1

always; at any time

1

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

1

nearest; closest

1

railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations

1

company; corporation; workplace

4

shuttle bus

1

to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow

1

congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation

1

road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)

1

circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

2

supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super

2

restaurant (esp. Western-style)

2

to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch

3

scenery; scene; landscape

3

what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

2

myself; yourself; I; me; you

3

work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty

1

to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)

3

figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition

1

cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy

1

joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company

1

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

1

to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter

1

mother

2

by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being

1

rather; better; instead; if anything

1

that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...

3

reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)

1

aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

1

weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather

1

bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly

1

hey; say; look

2

now; soon; already; yet; further; more

2

ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

1

(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength

1

to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

1

place where one works; construction site; working area

2

excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling

3

institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)

3

mere; only; just; slight

3