jpdb beta

to hang up; to end a telephone conversation

1

ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant

1

counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.

1

one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point

1

giant

1

joint (knee, elbow, etc.)

5

the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)

1

cooking; food preparation

1

business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...

10

cylindrical container (pot, vase, etc.); having no waist (straight body figure, not curvy); being stumpy; sleeveless (coat etc.)

1

long time

1

medicine; chemicals

1

bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit

6

to dissolve; to melt

3

(Western) soup

1

to fill with holes; to riddle (e.g. with bullets)

1

management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome

2

vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)

1

to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

12

appearance; figure; shape; form

1

doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness

9

to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored

9

pronunciation; production of sound

2

one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years

2

Vietnam

1

to pick up; to find; to gather

3

one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother

1

East Asia

5

right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher

2

murder; killing; murderer

3

in a sense; in some way; to an extent

1

to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)

1

work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income

1

to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority

7

loyalty; faithfulness

6

Middle East

1

supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

21

unluckily

1

physical

10

to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage

2

one's twenties

1

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

4

resident in Japan (of a foreigner); situated in Japan (e.g. of an embassy); Korean living in Japan

1

South Korea; Republic of Korea; Korean Empire (1897-1910)

1

sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical

2

economic growth

1

as; because; with; due to

1

World Bank

1

Malaysia

1

Indonesia

1