jpdb beta

old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn

1

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

5

tradition; convention

1

to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in

2

well-known store

1

here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now

4

kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room

1

incense stick

1

to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly

3

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

1

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

6

shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof

2

living room (Japanese-style)

1

to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

2

to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)

5

to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone

4

tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

2

to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk

1

to relax; to feel at home

1

to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved

2

as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

4

breeding horses

1

watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)

5

to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get

2

to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal

2

sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

1

this person

5

with a friendly grin; smilingly

1

(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when

6

husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law

2

first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag

2

jest; joke; funny story

1

pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking

1

to pout

1

grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

1

I; me

2

grandfather; male senior-citizen

2

parents; both parents

4

grandparents

1

younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

10

typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model

1

nuclear family

1

contrastive

1

large family

1

while; during (the time when)

5

another (person); the other person; one more (person)

1

someone; somebody

5

noisily; with loud footsteps; in a crowd; incessantly; all together

1

to walk noisily; to walk loudly

1

huge rock; massive boulder

6