jpdb beta

to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down

1

with a burst of strength; rapidly; in one go

1

grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment

2

narrator; storyteller; reciter

1

zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour

1

so what!; who gives a damn?

2

from the beginning

2

rosy cheeks

1

handsome youth (male); pretty boy

1

flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times

1

cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman

1

ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric

1

fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless

4

heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed

4

loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness

1

to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained

3

story; tale; talk; discussion

18

slightly; faintly

3

flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head

1

to put back in a good mood; to cheer up

1

to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)

3

character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae

1

high praise; great admiration; rave reviews

1

curt; blunt; brusque

2

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any

4

to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business

2

front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context

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

moment by moment; hour by hour

6

old story; reminiscence

1

reopening; resumption; restarting

3

hitting a ball; batting; stroke

2

gestures; gesturing

1

it seems so; that's what it looks like

2

early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker

4

to sit (down)

2

geometrical

1

to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish

1

the seven prismatic colors (colours)

4

volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)

3

fitting (e.g. door, window); fit; succession; continuation; series

2

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

3

lewdness; lewd person; lecher

1

surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous

2

like; as if; the same as

3

shout of abuse; jeers; boos

2

this world; this life; world of the living

3

older; senior

4

twenty-five

1

wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam

1