jpdb beta

elopement; running away with a lover

1

grip (of hand); grip strength

1

seeing one off; farewell; escort

2

one-way ticket

1

to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful

1

to twist; to distort

3

boldly; bravely; resolutely; determinedly

1

to fight against; to oppose; to face

1

previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day

4

after a long time; for the first time in a while

7

bed

2

soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)

1

deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep

1

favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)

1

to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying

1

sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively

1

monthly salary

2

to employ; to hire; to charter

4

payment in kind

1

to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)

1

to refuse; to decline; to deny

1

et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like

1

coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast

1

interview (e.g. for a job)

1

dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

3

distant look; faraway look

3

past tense

2

to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)

2

face of a dead person

1

Buddhist mortuary tablet

1

to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody

2

to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up

1

vomiting; emesis

3

living room (Western style); sitting room

2

next or adjoining room

2

child's room; nursery

3

for use by children; for children

1

(writing) desk

1

firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)

2

wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam

3

father-in-law; foster father; stepfather

1

Buddhist (household) altar

1

burning (offer) incense

1

(next-door) neighbour; neighbor

1

canned beer; can of beer

1

to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

1

to begin to drink

1

Europe

2

fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

1

child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood

1