jpdb beta

to say; to be called; to do

3

to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to

2

to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful

4

mother

3

silicic acid

11

charming; fascinating; attractive

1

to become hoarse

1

tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable

4

to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)

1

annual tree ring; growth ring; experience in life

1

to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

1

smiling face; smile

15

it is I who should say so

1

(smile) broadly

1

formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff

1

carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease

2

come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see

5

forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what

1

to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around

1

outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks

1

Western style

1

western style-house (esp. those built before WWII)

1

building; structure

4

detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

7

reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground

14

village

1

first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface

1

blending of Japanese and Western styles

1

pebble

1

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

2

front; frontage; facade; main

5

stained glass

1

stairs; stairway; staircase

4

red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful

2

carpet; rug; runner

2

to be worn down; to be reduced

1

to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

4

to blacken; to darken

2

boarding; wooden floor

2

rear right (corner, etc.); on the right and at the end; right-hand side and at the back

1

drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office

1

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

4

living room (Western style); sitting room

9

half

1

tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

1

to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay

1

kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat

24

facing; opposite; across the street; other side

3

large screen (TV, film, etc.)

1

TV stand; TV table; TV unit

1