jpdb beta

to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize

2

to be jumbled together

2

deposit and withdraw; taking in and out

2

division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot

1

strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person

3

bourgeois

1

liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer

2

huh!; oh; wow; I see

6

imperative form; command

1

still

1

not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect

6

to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)

1

putting off; postponing

2

this occasion; at this time; now

2

what sort; what kind

8

merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine

1

to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around

7

approval; license; licence; permission

2

sake tasting; wine tasting

1

to bring up a subject

1

scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing

2

barley (Hordeum vulgare)

1

basement; cellar

1

level of humidity

3

to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)

7

build-to-order manufacturing; BTO

1

Kuk Sul Do (Korean martial arts style)

1

reward; honorarium; remuneration

3

production; output; turning out

2

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

3

bull's-eye; the mark

1

trial; test

5

with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)

2

pitching ability; counter for pitches

5

optical instrument; optical equipment

4

MagLite; Maglite

1

abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy

2

lighting (a lamp); turning on a light

1

restarting; resuming operations (e.g. at a power plant)

1

merchant of death; arms dealer

1

mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion

1

anger; resentment; indignation; chagrin; irritation

1

unable to clear away one's ill feeling; not able to do anything (about...)

1

to anger; to displease; to offend; to square (one's shoulders); to make stern (e.g. eyes); to raise (one's voice) in anger

1

righteous indignation

1

stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation

2

trifling; little; few; slight

2

to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin

1

to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise

2

every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; (lit.) for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop

2