jpdb beta

ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound

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mother; wife

1

mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother

3

know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack

2

suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly

1

mother-in-law; foster mother; stepmother

2

attaching the polite suffix "-san" to someone's name

1

ceremonious; unduly distant (e.g. towards a friend); overly formal; reserved

1

formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious

2

past tense

1

rural landscape; rural scenery

1

house where one was born; one's parents' house

1

one house

1

orphan; person without friends

1

home; household; family; hearth

1

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

1

after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to

1

back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind

3

to build; to construct

2

white

2

stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece

4

shade of a tree; bower

2

refreshing; clear

1

Blowin' in the wind

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sunlight filtering through trees

2

to come in (of light); to shine in; to stream in; to pour in

1

even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that

1

about when; about what time; how soon

1

to die; to pass away

2

tombstone; gravestone

5

half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)

1

to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture

3

Ōita (city, prefecture)

3

to continue to work; to work away (at)

1

illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane

1

to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

1

splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

4

evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights

2

to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

2

cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing

6

always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often

1

past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime

1

to recall; to remember

1

bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden

1

difficult to hear; hard to hear; unpleasant to hear; painful to hear; difficult to ask

1

father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy

3

long ago; a long time ago; already

1

grave; gravesite; tomb

5

end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)

3

another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking

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