jpdb beta

shelf; ledge; rack; trellis

3

drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu

4

to jar; to creak; to grate

1

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

12

to look old; to become musty; to wear out

2

100; hundred

1

easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going

1

to be photographed; to be projected

8

family photo

1

grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

5

shrewd; astute; cunning; alert

3

chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go

2

to leave open

1

dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard

1

it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

11

particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially

3

attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession

8

destination

1

harmonious; intimate

1

et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth

3

in those days

4

thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)

1

worry; anxiety; concern

1

eyebrow; eyebrows

2

one's way back; one's way home

3

real intention; true motive; true meaning

11

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

12

suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression

1

no matter how much time passes

1

intentional; on purpose

5

to grant someone's request

4

to pause; to have a short intermission

3

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

2

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

4

indicates emotion

1

several years

3

early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly

4

married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)

3

only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)

3

son

1

sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish

3

to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

13

to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray

4

related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned

7

to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder

5

brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows

1

wrinkle; crease; ripple

1

restaurant with only set meals

1

silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling

9