jpdb beta

poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow

2

smoke; fumes

2

to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)

1

to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen

1

junior high school student; middle school pupil

2

nature; spontaneity; natural airhead

6

misrepresentation; false statement

4

to earn the nickname (of); to be dubbed

3

warm; snug; cozy; cosy; comfortable; pleasant

1

smile

14

to rip up (a seam); to burst; to tear; to break out (e.g. into a smile)

1

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

10

the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime

9

uh-huh; sniff-sniff

4

to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower

10

tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?

2

what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement

1

confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging

1

tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)

1

one ken; six feet

1

rent

3

10,000; ten thousand

1

1000 yen

1

value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal

1

cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless

1

Oh no; Oh dear

1

I; me

145

human interest; kindness

1

sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others

1

entrance; front door

2

content-free chat; idle gossip

1

to mix; to stir; to blend

2

old-fashioned way of thinking; old-fashioned spirit; old-fashioned

1

yes; that is so

3

kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice

5

locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors

1

street at night; making a night journey

1

dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

8

to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration

6

furthermore; even more

6

father; dad; husband; you; he

2

mother; mom; mum; wife

7

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

11

adoption (of a person)

1

to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow

11

good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend

5

real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)

1

(someone else's) child; child; kid

1

be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

12

child consultation center; children's welfare center

2