jpdb beta

declaration; proclamation; announcement

3

string instrument; stringed instrument

1

sunlight; rays of the Sun

2

oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)

1

tableware

1

coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway

1

ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice

1

rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent

1

eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before

1

gently; quietly; calmly

1

Matilda

1

gold mine

1

Dullin; Duran

1

unnatural; affected; studied; forced

1

life story; personal narrative; story of one's life

1

royalty; royal family

1

to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange

1

selfish; self-centred; egotistical

1

reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of

3

mediation; arbitration; conciliation (e.g. in civil or family court, leading to a settlement based on mutual concessions); mediation (of a labor dispute, by a labor relations commission)

1

to step back; to retire

1

the late; the deceased

1

completion (of a course)

1

good job

1

pleasant talk; chat

2

thereupon; shortly thereafter

1

generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual

1

to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with

2

reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush

1

heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing

1

for a while; for some time; for a period

2

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

1

to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)

1

to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded

1

to get tired out; to be exhausted

1

dissuasion (from resigning, leaving, etc.); persuading (to stay)

1

that was a good one!; good pun!; what a stinger!; (lit.) one zabuton

1

to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)

1

end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death

2

to turn red (with anger); to be furious; to be livid

2

wooden hammer; wooden mallet

1

going out (of a noble, shogun, royalty, etc.); visit; attendance

2

to make a sound

1

floatingly; driftingly; softly; gently; restlessly; uncertainly

1

to come to see; to come and see; to visit

1

by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn

1

to wear; to be dressed in; to have on

1

part; portion; glimpse; bit

1

you're looking well; how lovely to see you; how wonderful to see you in such good spirits; farewell, and keep well; do take good care of yourself

2

older sister

1