jpdb beta

to waste time; to kill time

1

ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right

2

this and that; one thing and another

2

just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"

2

to pass; to pass by

2

(in one's) possession

1

release; emission; ejection

1

with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)

1

to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across

1

to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of

1

golden age

1

to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in

1

to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in

6

shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop

2

to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray

2

low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)

1

assortment; product lineup

2

reasonable (esp. price)

4

control; management (e.g. of a business)

1

to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough

1

first half

4

your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you

3

disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

3

narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped

1

heavily; profoundly

1

one mountain; pile (of something); heap; hump; worst part; large profit

1

ninety; 90

1

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

3

complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression

5

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

3

to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely

2

to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent

1

theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse

5

strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)

1

article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point

1

to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete

1

to hatch out

1

after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably

5

to graduate from a university

5

jazz cafe

5

at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

4

evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights

3

optimistic

1

to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn

1

to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)

1

live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive

5

musician

14

to come and stay; to drop in; to visit

1

alcohol; sake

1

poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious

1