jpdb beta

living only for one's work; a life with no other interest than one's work

1

human being; human; person; character (of a person)

7

to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of

1

joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem

1

to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!

5

if; in case; supposing

1

to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

4

stress

1

and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...

1

nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp

2

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

2

always; constantly

1

another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger

5

sample; specimen; pattern; model; example

2

to become; to amount to

5

to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)

1

cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae

1

to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed

16

somewhere to go; place to go

1

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

11

who

2

to need; to call for; to require

1

that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

1

by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

2

work; job; labor; work

1

a few years ago; some years back

1

primary school; elementary school; grade school

2

teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member

2

all day long; all the day; throughout the day

1

child

2

to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with

1

absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous

1

the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life

3

defense; defence; guard; policing; security

1

guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty

1

company; corporation; workplace

1

change of occupation; career change

1

house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name

1

then; well; so; be; is

3

lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate

1

it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?

4

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

4

to choose; to select

1

endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

5

um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

3

be; is; did; (have) done; please; do

15

isn't that right?

3

reason; pretext; motive

2

things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

1

yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's

1