jpdb beta

shabby; mean; sorry; dingy

1

stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor

1

type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)

7

shut up!; be quiet!

1

octopus; fool; idiot

1

tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.

2

Katsurai

1

old woman; hag; old bag

1

year before last

2

indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

4

presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...

1

these guys; these fellows

1

every year; yearly; annually

4

anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

3

familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance

1

acquaintance; friend; familiar face

1

because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

8

indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly

7

to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout

2

forty; 40

10

kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer

2

six; 6

12

centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental

3

height (of a person); stature

5

about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

8

sixteen; 16

2

narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin

1

for the first time in one's life

1

(body) weight

1

normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station

15

to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile

1

even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...

1

to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear

2

maintenance; preservation; improvement

3

style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing

3

effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving

3

to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

3

to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)

11

way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

6

to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of

2

(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure

4

first and second; A and B; superiority and (or) inferiority; distinction (in quality); discernment

1

to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

5

abdominal muscles; abs; sit-up (exercise)

3

push-up

3

thirty; 30

11

counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter

1

apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal

2

to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

2

running; tank top (worn as an undergarment or sportswear); vest; singlet

1