jpdb beta

cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted

1

grandchild

1

monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook

4

to look young; to seem young

1

aging; ageing; adding to one's years

1

to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age

1

trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about

1

parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade

1

Japanese clothes

2

address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile

1

back seat (of a car); rear seat

1

rotary; roundabout; traffic circle; rotary; rotating

2

written invitation

1

God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows

1

patient

1

to loiter around; to wander about

2

to hold a child in one's arms; to embrace a child; to provide for a child (children)

1

eldest daughter; first-born daughter

1

a few years later

1

job; work; duties; trade; skill

1

nasal voice

1

crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)

1

(of fire) to spread; to extend itself

1

going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob

1

open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)

1

to feel the heat; to suffer from the heat; to complain of the heat; to swelter

1

to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath

1

writer

1

candle

1

plosive sound

1

every person; every mouth; every entrance

2

casual speech; peer language; informal language

1

errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use

1

quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely

1

mothering; job of being a mother

1

celebration; auspicious occasion

1

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable

1

to go to meet somebody

1

day of month; counter for days

1

January; (lit.) 13th month

1

birthday party; birthday meet-up

2

happy birthday!

1

to decorate; to display

1

decoration; arrangement

1

starting line; starting point

1

to live up to expectations; to meet expectations

1

to hate each other; to hate mutually

2

deep blue; azure

1

to be choked up; to be crushed (emotionally); to be overcome (with emotion); to be shocked; to be horrified

1

pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship

1