jpdb beta

light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence

19

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

3

being lovers

1

won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you

2

perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility

1

shabby; seedy

1

red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)

1

chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)

9

car; automobile; vehicle; wheel

3

bridge

2

parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage

3

as soon as possible; ASAP

1

two o'clock

3

poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious

1

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

5

to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

1

letter (of alphabet); character; writing

4

to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

1

living expenses

1

something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)

1

call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question

3

proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification

2

licence; license; permit; certificate (of qualification)

1

aha!; yes sir

3

indeed; it's no wonder

6

president's office; director's office

3

melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)

1

cake

1

successor

1

naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting

1

certainly; surely

1

splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

1

youth; young man

3

certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

4

attendance; presence; appearance

5

receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death

2

mother

2

we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)

2

signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal

4

to turn right; to turn to the right

1

corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness

2

minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)

12

within; inside of; less than

7

arrival

2

inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

1

circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral

1

maximum; extreme; utmost

4

(person with) no sense of direction; poor sense of locality

2

great hurry; great haste; rush

2