jpdb beta

living together; communal life; cohabitation

1

that's too bad; too bad for you!

1

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

1

to drift (to); to be washed ashore

1

to carry something into a place

1

to head towards; to be inclined to go towards; to head for a place naturally

1

kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)

2

to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)

2

narrator; storyteller; reciter

2

(hand) gesture; movement of the hand

1

(pedestrian) crosswalk signal

1

(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes

1

isolated island; outlying island; leaving an island

1

for dear life; barely escaping alive

1

to get a late start

1

a long time ago

1

slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet

1

heatstroke; sunstroke

1

explanation; interpretation

1

to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention

1

questionnaire (form)

1

pity; compassion

1

(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)

1

to look stupid; to have a critical lack

1

unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away

1

having in mind; happening to know of; idea

1

lower floor

1

pebble

1

being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark)

1

to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind

1

unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable

2

to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful

1

principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me

1

well, I must admit ...

1

showing one's face in public; facing another person

1

to exchange words

1

to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind

1

unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short

1

taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet

1

white sandy beach

4

boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier

1

stripe

1

jumper skirt; pinafore dress

1

middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer

1

beach; seashore; seaside; coast

2

beach; foreshore

5

seaside; seashore; coast; coastland

1

windbreak (forest); shelterbelt

5

cape (on coast)

2

astronomical observatory

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