jpdb beta

key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue

2

loafers

2

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

5

sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)

2

please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in

1

shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear

4

to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky

4

living room (Western style); sitting room

2

apartment with one bedroom and a kitchen

1

layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms

1

four

4

tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)

2

does not seem; unlikely; improbable

2

kitchen

3

study desk

5

at the window; by the window; next to the window

2

narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

3

father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he

5

week

3

three times

1

serious; severe; grave; acute

1

tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice

2

to be able to conceal

1

family structure; family composition; family makeup

1

father

8

earphones; earphone

6

as always; as usual

6

to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up

1

tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony

1

to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)

1

barley tea

3

please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother

1

zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular

1

quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)

4

to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

4

glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)

12

one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate

4

storage room; storeroom; lumber room

1

low table; table with very short legs

1

to take out; to drag out

1

(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while

3

favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right

2

now that you say that; now that you mention it

2

to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)

3

boyfriend; he; him

2

cooperation; collaboration; help; support

1

to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby

4

facing; opposite; across the street; other side

2

answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result

10

to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture

3