jpdb beta

cemetery; graveyard

4

several years; a few years

1

passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit

1

early post war period; immediately after the war

1

mourning (dead persons); memorial

1

to engrave; to carve out

2

deep affection; dear; beloved

1

(one's) self; oneself

4

to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)

1

close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related

1

weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence

4

to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape

4

letter (of alphabet); character; writing

4

beloved; dearest

1

older brother; elder brother

2

motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically

4

eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son

1

smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation

1

half a year; six months

1

to become speechless; to be at a loss for words

2

downcast look

1

apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

3

breakfast

1

timewasting; killing time

1

won't do (for me)

1

with a smile

1

to tighten; to press hard

1

step; stride; counter for steps

1

stepping back; drawing back

1

to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out

1

still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...

4

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

11

on the occasion of; at the time of

1

unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy

2

speed; velocity; pace; velocity

9

station square; station plaza

3

rear; stern

2

fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless

3

muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer

1

with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly

1

to run past; to run by; to go too far ahead

2

mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short

3

to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively

1

married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)

1

preparations for a journey

1

appetite (for food)

1

to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)

1

stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp

1

hard biscuits; hardtack

2

legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small

1