jpdb beta

number of characters; number of letters; word count

1

awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained

1

conversation

3

father and child; father and son; father and daughter

2

shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear

1

crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling

1

deep emotion; strong feelings

1

recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition

1

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

2

to weep one's eyes out

1

to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues

1

to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away

1

sadness; sorrow; grief

2

so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much

1

to be able to eat; to be able to swallow

1

contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...

1

binge eating; stress eating

1

combined living-room and dining-room

1

room

1

at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully

2

gentle; mild; meek; tender

1

to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to

4

belly; abdomen; stomach

1

to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

1

pregnancy; conception; gestation

2

June; sixth month of the lunar calendar

1

treasure

1

cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)

1

to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to

1

figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus

2

to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower

1

good-natured

1

aunt; old lady; ma'am

1

honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

2

pregnancy; conception

1

congratulations

1

standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal

1

blood relationship

1

half-sister (younger, different mother)

1

evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge

1

evening meal

2

father; dad; husband; you; he

8

fiend for work; workaholic; career-minded person

1

to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

1

to some extent; to a certain extent

1

to become possible; to become able to (do)

1

holiday; day off

1

just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"

1

having lost face; in a bind

1

dining; dining room; meal

3