jpdb beta

going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court

2

to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

6

factory; plant; mill; workshop

25

knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice

6

electricity; (electric) light

1

to disappear; to cause to disappear; to get rid of; (of time) to pass; to while away

1

shop manager

8

1000 yen

3

return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)

7

service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service

4

ticket; coupon; bond; certificate

6

stylish

1

copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy

2

devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

2

oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)

3

to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

7

Satsuki

9

if; in case; supposing

1

printer

1

junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student

1

serious; not joking; straight

13

respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor

1

every year; yearly; annually

2

to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex

4

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

3

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

1

estimate (of costs); budget

1

to use up; to squander

1

meaningless; pointless

1

construction work

1

administration; governance; the authorities; authority

1

the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality

1

nerve; nerves; sensitivity

1

to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with

1

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

8

marriage

8

by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

1

tee-hee

3

room; apartment; flat

2

container; receptacle; vessel; packaging

1

to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed

5

hey; say; look

3

voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)

6

Piye

4

to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

1

indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

2

message

15

tone; beep

1

often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently

1

state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances

4