jpdb beta

merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper

2

anguish; mortification

1

to fear; to be afraid of

1

tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement

1

stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor

1

stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded

5

what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way

1

cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike

4

to suit; to match; to become; to be like

3

Billiken (pointy-headed charm doll, orig. from the US)

1

grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy

2

existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

3

cheap lodging or flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum

1

lover; mistress

4

a lot; plenty; abundant; exaggerated; grandiose

2

mum; mom

7

appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style

3

to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

5

given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

3

goodbye; farewell; so long

2

Osaka dialect

1

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

1

as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

3

to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough

1

be on your guard!; take care!

1

natural calamity; disaster

1

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

2

horse; horse racing; promoted bishop

1

(imperial) reign; period

1

to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with

2

periodontal disease; gum disease

1

to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace

1

marshmallow

1

skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament

1

Orie

2

middle of the night; dead of night

2

often; frequently; now and then; occasionally

1

to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out

1

strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

3

huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!

3

back (of body)

1

flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

9

to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)

1

directions; instructions; orders; command

1

Central Intelligence Agency (US); CIA

1

Snowden

1

quick to take a hint; very responsive; quick on the uptake

1

is it?

2

globalization; globalisation

1

to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

1