jpdb beta

to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

3

aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support

2

child

4

Nagasaki (city, prefecture)

3

and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

1

wicked; evil

1

tendon

1

that's the way it is; such is life

2

's house; 's home

1

shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof

2

hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

1

outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits

1

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

3

mixing things of different type (alternately or at the same time); mixture; dish of noodles, seafood, vegetables (from Nagasaki)

2

um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

3

only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to

11

skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

1

bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

2

prosperity; flourishing; thriving

1

reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about

1

factory; plant; mill; workshop

2

factory worker

1

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

2

company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)

1

flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)

1

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

1

cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet

2

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

3

trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession

1

moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

4

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

1

how; in what way; how about

5

idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)

1

only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to

4

this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

2

(one's) life

2

to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)

3

always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

1

university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

7

great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough

1

hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff

1

happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing

1

idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish

2

to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

4

just as one thought; as usual; sure enough

1

large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

1

to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

1

hey; say; look

3

composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun

2