jpdb beta

to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)

1

dawn; daybreak

1

cry; crying voice

6

around ...; or so

1

well-bred; of good upbringing

1

(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand

2

cabbage (Brassica oleracea)

1

early-morning attack

1

neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

1

to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)

1

townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street

3

to prosper; to flourish

1

country town; rural town

2

every place; various places

1

housing district; residential district

1

shopper; customer

1

retail store; retail shop

1

series (of something); range (e.g. of mountains)

1

lumber; timber; wood

1

intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street

1

silly person; dumb-bunny; dope

1

cause; origin

1

stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock

1

kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair

1

to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn

1

candy shop; candy maker

2

past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40

1

Noemie

30

roof

1

so-so; passable; now, now; my, my

1

tiny; little; wee

1

Monica; Monika

1

aunt; old lady; ma'am

2

on a stick

1

licking

1

plan; blueprint

3

to set (sun); to become dark

1

reform; innovation

1

correction; looking over; touching up

2

passion; enthusiasm; zeal

1

hogshead; puncheon; foudre

1

ice water; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)

1

(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red

1

inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety

1

to kill; to choke the life out of

1

cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate

1

general comment; Sohyo (General Council of Trade Unions of Japan)

1

day after day; day in and day out; every single day

1

work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production

2

staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)

1