jpdb beta

good humour (humor); good mood

1

return; coming back

5

to take someone's hand

1

entrance hall

3

counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers

1

portrait

9

probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid

3

for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages

1

entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule

1

bringing alongside (ship, vehicle, etc.); coming alongside; mooring

1

waiting one's turn

2

somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why

1

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

3

to become experienced (after many years of practice); to become worn (through long use); to show its age

1

history

1

in turns; in series; in order; by rotation

2

the present age; these days; (present) head of the family

1

to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to

3

suddenly; all of a sudden

1

heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part

1

to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)

1

sense; sensation; feeling; intuition

2

piercingly

1

to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed

3

headache

2

tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard

1

body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health

12

to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle

5

S; s; south; sulfur; nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); small; second

1

to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces

1

painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable

3

we

3

pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening

1

pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear

3

to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)

1

suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy

3

to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

2

to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair

1

to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)

1

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.)

2

to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

2

I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

3

to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

5

warmth

1

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

2

investigation; research; looking something up

1

national library

1

collection of books; (personal) library

1

number of books

1

huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion

1