jpdb beta

dandy; fop; esthete

1

Orlando; Orland; Oland

57

middle-aged man; uncle

6

not having long to live

1

grandpa; granddad

1

mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused

1

to grow up; to become an adult

1

to yearn for (someone, something); to miss

2

retirement

3

refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing

1

what kind of business; what sort of matter

1

dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard

1

glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly

2

voice; cry; shout

1

to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know

1

respect and affection; love and respect

2

to age; to grow old

1

Paladin

2

miniature garden

2

rebellious phase; rebellious age

1

pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.

1

to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)

1

to be badly made; to fail

1

at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because

2

cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps

1

to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain

1

white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch

3

to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light

2

malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality

2

coercion; extortion; compulsion; force

4

above-mentioned; above-named; above

1

together; jointly; at the same time; with; both

2

dozens; scores of; decades

1

to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off

3

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

1

the same age

1

sense of impending crisis; sense of danger

1

to crack (person's voice); to squeak

1

to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage

1

Howan (Sanrio character)

1

to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed

1

lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!

1

waiting room

2

busy; having no (free) time

2

trigger

1

attack (disease)

2

to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one

2

to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded

1

slack; looseness; play

1

to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)

3