jpdb beta

to imitate; to follow; to emulate

1

dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

2

to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed

2

isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words

6

shadow of a leaf or tree

2

book; volume; this; present; main; head

4

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

3

visitor; caller

2

several tens

1

after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

1

lately; recently; nowadays

1

back gate

5

guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests

6

to say; to be called; to do

1

request; favour (to ask); wish; please

9

to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)

1

bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid

2

sure; yeah; I know

2

grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive

1

sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)

1

to do

2

breast pocket

1

to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply

1

to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out

1

golden (colour, color)

1

to wear out

1

to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb

1

plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post

1

to pick up; to find; to gather

4

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

5

to be common

1

miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable

2

to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other

1

economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless

1

the breakup (dispersal) of a family

1

19; nineteen

1

woman who works in the sex industry

2

to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat

2

narrow; cramped; tight; fussy; narrow-minded

1

(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter

2

stimulant (e.g. psychoactive drugs like methamphetamine, ritalin, etc.)

1

overdose; excessive consumption

1

to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death

4

relative; relation

1

to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon

1

to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

15

frequent; common; usual

1

vulgar; crude; tacky

1

blood relative

3

to increase; to add to; to augment

1