jpdb beta

suffix for familiar person

52

spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)

2

to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust

1

to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful

1

oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say

2

polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough

2

serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

1

to be kind to; to treat kindly

2

granddaughter

2

indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

2

grandchild

3

wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law

3

to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble

6

tee-hee

1

ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited

1

platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala

2

causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart

1

sour look; surly face; pout

3

confusion; dismay; consternation; panic

2

to get angry

2

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

9

lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up

1

really?

2

then; well then; if so

1

guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation

1

corridor; hallway; passageway

7

guidance; leadership; leading the way

2

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

3

alone; by oneself; on one's own

15

spacious; vast; wide

6

at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)

4

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

11

to step firmly; to harden by treading

1

creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)

2

Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)

1

dialect; provincialism

1

to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected

2

pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born

1

Kyoto (city, prefecture)

2

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person

2

garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area

3

to face on; to look out on to

1

engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)

7

being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression

2

that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

7

(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle

1

evil dog spirit; dog god

1

house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family

2

that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

3

understood; I see; OK; present; here

3