jpdb beta

door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows

3

rice field

2

commerce; trade; business

1

to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up

3

disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves

1

generation

3

grandfather; male senior-citizen

1

astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock

1

absolute secrecy

1

plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme

1

each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in

1

endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous

1

to continue to receive

1

abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve

2

kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)

2

night wind; night breeze

1

after school (at the end of the day)

1

to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat

2

urgent business

1

absence; non-attendance

1

to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel

1

abdominal muscles; abs; sit-up (exercise)

1

ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest

1

discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance

2

I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago

1

entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule

3

to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard

1

living; lifestyle; living room

1

return to one's country; return to one's hometown

1

Hawaii; Hawai'i

1

contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

1

old man; old geezer

3

calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing

1

astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum

1

to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel

1

policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle

1

opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable

1

weather; fair weather; fine weather

1

clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion

1

forecast; prediction

1

degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about

4

canned beer; can of beer

1

to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down

1

welcome home

1

mother; wife

2

kitchen; financial situation; finances

1

to smile (at); to grin (at)

1

evening meal; dinner

1

appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party

1