jpdb beta

a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather

21

in a bad temper; cranky; crabby

1

to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for

8

tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle); bekko; tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)

2

to wear glasses; to put on glasses

2

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

4

page

5

to come back

2

left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one

9

finishing reading

1

arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished

1

to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

8

somehow or other; for some reason or another

1

boredom; ennui

2

to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate

2

to take one's eyes off

2

(speak) bluntly; frankly

3

to continue; to keep up; to keep on

40

to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with

3

to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember

8

all that one has; all that there is; the whole

1

sourness; acidity

1

irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

10

to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss

2

New Year's card

1

wicker clothes hamper

1

spine (of book); binding (of book)

3

number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.

1

spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen

1

Shepparton (Australia)

1

colonel; (navy) captain

1

Plum Creek (Cottonwood River)

1

embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin

1

The Swiss Family Robinson

1

title

2

boy; son; baby boy; young man

7

to like; to love; to be fond of

3

many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common

14

judge; selector

1

liking; taste; choice

1

printing type; movable type; printed text; print

11

reading partway; leaving half-read

1

Philip Turner (writer)

1

force; FORTH

1

landowner; landlord; landlady

1

with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names

6

tone (of voice); manner of talking

19

won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you

6

father; dad; husband; you; he

53

Hawaii; Hawai'i

3