jpdb beta

old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

4

middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years

1

woman; lady; adult female

3

forcibly; against one's will

2

duty; obligation; responsibility

1

to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely

1

comfort

1

discomfort

1

to brandish; to flourish; to wave; to swing; to shake at

1

my; our; one's own

2

calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")

1

one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre

1

festivals; feasts

1

major cleanup; spring cleaning

1

population; common talk

1

to increase; to multiply

2

refugees

1

in and out; income and expenses; free associations; run of the house

1

attack; charge; raid

1

atrocious crime; heinous crime

1

increase; rise; growth; addition; increment

1

tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)

1

above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth

3

even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

1

to fit; to suit

1

moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable

2

connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence

1

threat; menace

1

to become desperate; to give in to despair

1

insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising

1

to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start

4

jam-packed; packed; packed like sardines

1

state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances

2

relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening

1

consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care

1

exaggerated; overblown; pretentious

1

by myself; in person; by oneself

1

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

2

violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement

2

thrashing; beating

1

private tutor; coach; governess

1

memory; sense; experience

1

anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means

1

answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result

3

tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent

2

to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)

1

cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made

1

reality; actuality; hard fact

2

terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful

1

both hands; both arms; ten

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