jpdb beta

forgetfulness

1

advanced age; old age

1

tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively

1

to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high

1

posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance

1

to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)

3

twitching

1

to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten

1

for some (unspecified) reason

1

mother; wife

1

proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn, restaurant, or shop); landlady; hostess; mistress; female innkeeper

1

the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible

1

with a start; with a jump

3

to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver

2

in the same way; like; likewise; similarly

5

nickname

1

to call each other; to call out to one another

1

childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate

47

listener's role

1

to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject

2

to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently

2

in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on

3

alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion

5

postcard; memo; note; card

1

contact information (address, phone number, etc.)

1

reply; answer; response

6

computer desk

1

to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

6

judgment; judgement; divination; judgement

6

at least; at most; (even) just

3

attendance; presence; appearance

1

attendance; presence and absence; attendance and non-attendance

1

to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)

1

power; authority; jurisdiction

1

to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain

1

to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

4

machine gun

1

flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily

1

changing schools

1

unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha

1

elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student

3

participation; joining; entry

2

seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy

1

you could say; you might say; verging on the

1

almost everyone

2

to take up employment

1

to sweat and slave; to toil away

1

just now; at this moment; at this point of time

2

retirement; resignation

1

living with one's parents; living at home

1