jpdb beta

mother; wife

7

district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society

1

newspaper

1

reporter; journalist

1

late at night; at a late hour

2

one's post; place of work; workplace

1

to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate

1

absence; disregard; indifference

3

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

3

(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances

2

to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after

13

parent and child

1

in the morning; during the morning

5

to look after (often medically); to take care of

1

easy; simple

1

indeed; it's no wonder

3

to have a good appetite

1

to catch a cold

1

rare

2

in a bad mood

2

to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve

1

to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart

14

washing machine; (clothes) washer

2

second floor; upstairs

5

slowly and quietly; stealthily

1

to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs

1

to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm

1

doorknob; door knob; door handle

3

poster

8

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

4

taping (e.g. an injured joint)

1

tape

1

to look old; to get old

3

drawstring purse; money pouch; pouch of fried tofu stuffed with var. ingredients, used in oden; hanger-on; follower; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)

2

cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation

2

accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one

3

many; much; plenty; hardly

3

to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye

2

breathing of a sleeping person

2

first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank

8

towel

9

to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

4

futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

11

creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly

1

first thing after rising; as soon as getting up

1

limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth

5

crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)

2

nursing (a patient)

3

not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing

3

to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment

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