jpdb beta

old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

7

one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series

2

door; gate; opening; title page

10

to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal

8

usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally

2

to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut

3

inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)

17

quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly

1

to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop

4

thousands; several thousand

1

to fade; to become dim

4

granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman

2

we; us

1

next year

2

please (give me); please (do for me)

2

inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage

1

prayer; supplication

5

to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)

1

to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)

7

to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head

2

to mimic; to imitate

2

to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance

1

ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance

1

to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)

1

to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last

2

to be conspicuous; to stand out

5

to pray; to wish

3

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

1

to jar; to creak; to grate

4

to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with

2

in groups of twos and threes; in small groups

1

to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time

1

all kinds of sicknesses

1

unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome

1

almost everyone

1

(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling

1

to become; to amount to

5

how many years; how long; what year

3

to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)

2

descendant; posterity; offspring

1

to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour

4

to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate

1

looking depressed; long face

1

to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die

9

to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)

2

place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament

16

one year; some time ago

3

flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

2

grandfather; male senior-citizen

1

to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet

1