jpdb beta

sealed letter

1

reading and writing

2

in fact

2

yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar

37

famous product; special product; speciality; specialty

2

duty of confidentiality

1

to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge

1

office worker; salaried worker; white-collar worker

1

discharge; dismissal

1

prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively

1

retirement; resignation

1

baseball stadium; ballpark

6

working adult; full-fledged member of society

3

information; experience; knowledge; observation

1

to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen

1

to be entwined; to be involved

3

to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

2

receiving; receipt

1

to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits

1

gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud

1

oil; petroleum; oil; lubricant; (cooking) oil; (massage) oil; ointment

2

counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product

1

wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen

1

being in tune (with each other); being on the same wavelength; being leaked (of information, secrets, etc.); (passing through) without hindrance; unobstructed

1

speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise

4

look of amazement; looking dumbfounded

3

moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)

1

should not; must not

2

eating between meals; snacking

1

packing; wrapping

6

Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)

5

to tear off; to rip off; to peel off

3

afterwards

5

street corner

2

crêpe

4

thin skin

1

intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly

2

bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face

2

big man; large man; tall man; giant

8

banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of

3

before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them

1

cheap article; poor quality article

2

whisky; whiskey

4

to fall completely silent; to become still as death

1

to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)

8

street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed

1

trademark

1

to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)

3

to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life

1

as if it weren't already enough

1