jpdb beta

Pippi

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leather shoes; leather boots

1

with a friendly grin; smilingly

3

contrastive

1

drying; dried

1

central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses

1

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

1

individual; one by one; separate; each

4

to wrap up

2

beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end

1

in this case

1

daughter

2

(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

1

for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while

1

tie; necktie

2

creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep

2

to retighten

1

father

2

hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary

1

at that time; that time

1

to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive

1

another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to

3

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

2

to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well

1

trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

3

first meeting; first interview with

2

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

5

to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off

2

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

2

wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment

1

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; all kinds of this

1

to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into

1

seeming sad

1

emotional; sentimental

1

to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

4

to hang one's head; to droop one's head

1

to chide; to rebuke; to reprove

2

speech and conduct; words and deeds

1

to recover; to be healed

1

to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for

1

to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)

1

wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect

1

easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic

1

to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last

2

very deeply

1

cafe latte; latte

1

roasted green tea

1

latte; caffè latte; radio and television

1

water's surface

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Meimuna opalifera (species of cicada)

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