jpdb beta

heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)

3

vigorous (in old age); hale and hearty

1

Urbain

82

hmm; I see; hrm

2

grandpa; granddad

1

open-mouthed

1

talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)

1

moment; brief space of time

1

graciously

1

baroness

52

gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor

2

cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time

1

public order; public peace; public security; law and order

1

to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree

1

next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

2

unsteady steps; bobbing

2

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

3

still; even now; to this day

2

to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour

1

an old man's indiscretions

1

to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient

1

(in the) style of a gate; gate-equipped (house, shop, etc.); kanji "gate" radical (radical 169)

2

lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)

1

to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough

1

thin twilled silk fabric

1

study; library; den; home office; reading room

2

to look around; to look towards (us)

1

postponement; deferment; adjournment

1

such; like that; in that way

1

of tender years; very young

1

sad; wretched; deplorable

1

not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently

1

to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)

1

to cause a person trouble

1

standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high

1

long way; distant place

1

experience

1

duty; role; function

1

what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement

2

sense of responsibility

2

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

2

abandoned mine; disused mine

12

several animals

2

scouting party; patrol

1

careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent

2

defense; defence; defensive preparations

1

even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on

1

sleepover; overnight stay

1

to restore one's energy; to restore one's spirits; to recharge one's batteries

1

warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial

2