jpdb beta

ball-point pen

5

(telephone) receiver

1

to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively

1

grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

1

through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of

1

father and daughter

1

moving; touching; stirring

1

funeral

3

to hang up; to end a telephone conversation

3

(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress

1

to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)

1

to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)

1

exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC

1

since; henceforth

1

father

6

I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one

2

style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)

2

parent and child

1

bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters

1

method of bringing up; method of raising

1

quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute

2

that sort of; like that

1

to keep a diary

1

opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

1

to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture

1

appearance (in the eyes of society); decency

1

to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently

1

normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty

1

strangeness; abnormality; disorder

2

to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards

5

to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)

2

any more; any further; any better; any longer

2

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

1

one's way of talking

1

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

1

reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

1

clear; bright; sunny

1

pure white; snow white

1

wedding dress

5

to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off

1

rental

1

filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents

1

dress

3

impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions

2

use; utilization; utilisation; application

2

anybody can look good with the right clothes; clothes make the man; fine feathers make fine birds; (lit.) clothes on a packhorse driver

1

to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

1

to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory

1

to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed

1

whispering into a person's ear

1