jpdb beta

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

2

irresponsibility

1

to write and throw away; to write carelessly; to begin writing then stop part-way through

1

corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department

1

the other day; lately; recently; during this period

1

cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull

1

coat; coating

11

chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser

2

ten years; decade

1

to wear out (clothing)

1

to take out; to drag out

1

to get moldy; to get mouldy; to get out-of-fashion

1

mold; mould; mildew

3

to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)

1

to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)

5

cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service

2

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

1

to get shabby; to go downhill; to go to seed; to go to the dogs

1

auntie; older woman

2

thumb; big toe

2

dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid

1

to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers

1

how can (one) do something

1

(matter) for congratulations; worthy of celebration; happy (occasion, ending, etc.); naive; too good-natured; gullible

1

to complain; to lodge a complaint

1

(arch.) to sink; (arch.) to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish

1

vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology

1

pet dog; beloved dog; love of dogs; fondness for dogs

1

hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)

3

good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)

3

beagle

1

cage; pen; (jail) cell

1

mongrel; cur; mutt

8

to get moldy (mouldy); to get musty; to develop mildew

1

full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

1

collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck

1

in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant

1

fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical

1

to bite off

2

fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material

1

it seems that; as if

1

royalty (on book)

1

income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts

1

determination; resolution

1

bicycle

1

to row; to paddle; to pedal (a bicycle, etc.); to swing (on a swing); to work (a hand pump); to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)

1

stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person

3

department store; department

2

(Western) clothing store; clothes shop; tailor; dressmaker; tailor's shop

1

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

1