jpdb beta

modern

2

(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious

1

hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking

3

everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular

1

evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights

1

to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different

1

childish; child-like; innocent; naive

1

step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan

2

pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over

1

air conditioning

1

old story; reminiscence

2

crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching

1

sleeping face

1

to hatch out

2

secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen

1

tone

1

to expel; to drive out

1

properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly

4

tiredness; fatigue

2

to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)

3

choice; preference

1

upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor

1

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered

1

anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly

2

round; circular; spherical; mellow (flavour, voice, etc.); mild; smooth

2

sleepiness; drowsiness

1

jam-packed; packed; packed like sardines

1

to care for someone; to look after someone

2

unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive

1

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

3

not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether

1

older; senior

1

adult; grown-up

2

sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time

2

particularly; only; in the case of

1

impression

2

one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing

1

to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order

1

formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical

1

to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete

6

to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly

2

accurate; correct; precise; exact

1

motherhood; maternity

3

excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance

1

older sister; elder sister

12

sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister

2

general idea; concept; notion

1

blood relationship

2

to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel

1

to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry

2