jpdb beta

sand; grit

2

weak constitution; ill health

1

day in and day out; all the time

1

India ink; China ink; ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)

1

seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries

1

copybook; model; pattern

1

superior; superiors; senior

3

to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue

1

saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb

1

monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic

2

practice writing with a brush; study; learning

1

to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough

1

to get used to hearing

1

sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy

1

suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go

1

to pinch; to nip

1

childhood

1

memories; recollections; reminiscence

2

moment; brief space of time

1

sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical

1

change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension

1

conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason

1

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

1

sunlight; rays of the Sun

1

bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid

1

flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event

1

one's own child; one's own children

1

fawn colour; fawn-colored horse

1

spots; speckles; mottles

1

to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)

1

cattle or horse trader; good judge of horses or cattle

1

European magpie (Pica pica)

4

one's possessions; ownership

1

only; sole; unique

1

patriarch; family head

1

shoulders

1

hunchback; humpback; crookback

2

to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage

1

whole day and night; 24 hours

2

to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

1

to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil

1

bento; Japanese box lunch

1

third day of the month; three days

2

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

1

to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)

1

Bashan (Biblical)

1

full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

2

wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly

1

to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts

1

to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive

1