jpdb beta

running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody

1

near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

4

to continue to work; to work away (at)

1

last days; the end; one's fate

1

hobbit (in J.R.R. Tolkien's works); The Hobbit (film series)

1

tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)

1

disappointment; despair

1

to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter

1

rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework

1

to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

2

cause; origin; source

3

curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry

20

to come back

4

both hands; both arms; ten

4

pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot

1

to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

1

cook; chef

1

preparing (food) in advance; making in advance; pre-made; prepared in advance

1

supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack

1

remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers

1

skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship

2

to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)

1

range; stove; cooker; microwave oven

1

cooked rice; meal

6

to dish up; to arrange (food) on a plate

1

spice; spices; condiment

2

smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword

7

to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly

4

so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why

1

to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn

1

plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full

4

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

4

accident resulting in personal injury or death (esp. traffic, rail, etc.)

2

immediately following

1

(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)

1

spoon; spoon lure

4

to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)

2

the human body; one's person

1

yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?

6

very; extremely; that is

1

unlucky

2

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

6

(compulsory) retirement age; age limit; (compulsory) retirement (on reaching retirement age); mandatory retirement

1

and; thereupon; because of that

1

to give a broad grin; to smirk

2

puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious

2

once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat

1

ten times

1

commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake

2

same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism

2