jpdb beta

this and that; one thing and another

2

secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple; retreat; off-site meeting

1

small; little; tiny

3

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

3

family

2

just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way

1

needlework; sewing

1

piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood

1

care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown

1

wooden horse; rocking horse; vaulting horse; horse used in gymnastics; the horse (ancient torture device that one was forced to straddle with rocks hanging from the feet)

1

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

1

happy family get-together

1

photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie

3

Santa; Santa Claus

2

alcohol; sake

2

glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)

2

with a friendly grin; smilingly

1

distance; perspective; far and near; here and there

1

show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation

1

great numbers; numerical superiority

1

substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality

1

-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

1

unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness

1

to ascend; to go up; to climb

1

I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...

3

homesickness; nostalgia

1

disease

1

to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess

2

to bear; to endure

1

glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes

1

moment; instant

2

our country Japan

1

shudder; shiver; trembling with fear

5

to love

2

happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying

1

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

2

eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son

1

staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring

1

hunting gun (usu. shotgun or rifle)

1

polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled

1

(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child

1

very; greatly; extremely; exceedingly; highly; quite

4

(very) unusual; unconventional; eccentric; novel; original; striking

1

artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic

12

title; index; heading; headline; caption

2

urban areas; the streets; town; city

1

fierce dog; ferocious dog; savage dog

6

to rampage; to run riot

1

chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing

9

to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely

1