jpdb beta

grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)

1

she; her; girlfriend

4

occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally

2

to happen to pass by

2

relation; connection

1

worm; insect

1

like; similar to; as with; in the same way

2

a little; a bit; slightly

1

a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

4

stainless steel

1

-made; make

1

sewing together; stitching up (a wound); suture

1

thread; yarn; string

1

easy; simple; light

1

simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

1

until now; so far; up to the present

3

to recall; to remember; to recollect

1

relation; relationship

1

atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)

1

food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion

1

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

1

blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings

1

after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.

2

to rescue from; to help out of; to save

6

to pretend

2

true character; real nature

1

naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt

1

to follow; to come along with one; to accompany

1

pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of

1

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

3

about this time

1

go that far; to that extent

1

to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death

1

anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most

3

person who has escaped death; failed suicide; person who has outlived their time; dotard; doddering old man

1

contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

1

sound of an explosion

3

dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour

1

to be tired from walking

1

public bath; bathhouse

1

preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving

1

new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure

5

not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence

2

to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age

1

oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally

1

when it becomes; when it comes to

2

business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed

1

any more; any further; any better; any longer

1

sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)

2

to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound

3