jpdb beta

attachment (esp. to things); love; affection

1

suckling child; babe in arms; child at the breast; baby; infant

1

pioneer; settler; colonist

1

emotional scars; mental trauma

1

leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals

1

to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join

1

stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded

2

in good health; alive and well; going strong

1

present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)

1

eddies of wind around high buildings

2

sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel

1

demand; request

1

to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account

1

black ground; black cloth

1

short sleeves

4

dishonesty; injustice; dishonor; dishonour; ingratitude

1

to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award

1

last position; previous job; predecessor

1

ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)

1

as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment

2

foundation; basis

1

to yearn for (someone, something); to miss

1

speech

1

capacity

1

former occupant

1

calamity; disaster; misfortune

2

emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant

1

smoky; awkward; ill at ease

1

(written) appeal; circular; manifesto; encouragement; encouraging words; letter of encouragement

1

hard to reach place; remote place

1

to kill time

1

duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage

2

even if I told you

1

having gone too far to turn back

1

sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue

1

sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered

1

sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile

1

to retighten

1

social standing

1

fisherman

4

to discharge (e.g. effluent)

1

denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)

1

joke; jest; banter

1

to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous

2

to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)

2

from the viewpoint of; according to

1

metal plate; metallic plate

1

weather vane; fence-sitter; opportunist

1

conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview

2

abstention; nonintervention; noninterference

3