jpdb beta

grandmother

1

to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join

1

ancestor; forefather; foremother

1

turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel

1

rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple

1

boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad

3

to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

2

ethical; moral

1

education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education

3

as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

4

dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine

1

affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)

2

self-torturing; masochistic

1

to talk; to speak

1

beast

1

second person

1

vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye

1

silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling

1

about this time

2

How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

1

contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade

2

suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy

3

to talk; to chat; to chatter

3

chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox

2

by any standard; (not) even as flattery

1

to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge

1

exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte

1

comfortable; pleasant

3

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)

4

posture; stance

6

sense of security

2

nodding off (while sitting); dozing

1

ten-odd; a dozen or so

4

Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan

2

to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote

2

blanket; cover

1

connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction

1

centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government

5

part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties

5

to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself

4

southern part; the south (of a region)

2

goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies

1

peddler; pedlar; hawker

1

compared to

4

(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much

1

village

3

village headman (esp. in the Kansai region)

1

to gather; to collect; to assemble

4

harvest; crop; yield

2

to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

2