jpdb beta

to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)

2

to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end

1

afterlife; the next world; the world beyond

1

to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without

2

seasonal festival

1

to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)

1

various reasons

1

wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain

1

sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement

1

both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)

1

tree; trees and shrubs

1

skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery

1

eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning

8

straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly

1

townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street

1

time passes

2

to face each other; to be opposite (to)

1

registering (a marriage, etc.) in the family register

1

at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money

1

Jamaica

1

daily supplies; daily necessities; household items; housewares

1

to have the (full, general) selection available; to have (a lineup) from A to Z; to have the full array of

1

please sit down; please have a seat

2

overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest

1

spouse; wife; husband; partner

17

visa

21

to have a name entered in the family register

1

possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)

1

entry into a country

1

time (three times, each time, etc.); times

3

time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job

2

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...

1

careful; elaborate; scrupulous

1

to meet someone's requirements; to meet expectations; to go along with what someone wants

1

comparatively; relatively

1

sham marriage; fake marriage

3

life in a dormitory; dormitory life

1

to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)

1

several years; a few years

1

increase; rise; growth; addition; increment

1

crime; offence; offense

1

criminal act

1

camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade

1

quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift

1

issuance (e.g. of a passport); issuing

2

certificate of residence

1

to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle

1

being in office; holding a position; employment; service

1

income; earnings

2

(deposit) passbook; bankbook

3