jpdb beta

street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed

3

sillago (any fish of genus Sillago, esp. the Japanese whiting, Sillago japonica)

1

having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something

1

old dog

2

reminiscence; nostalgia; thinking fondly of the past; recalling the old days

1

friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured

6

(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all

1

in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case

1

to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear

1

funeral home

1

immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement

2

place of enshrinement; morgue; mortuary

1

prayer; supplication

18

venison; deer meat

1

to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle

4

regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts

4

to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer

2

ten-odd; a dozen or so

9

young couple

1

residential area

1

or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other

2

in this manner; in this way; like this

1

distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to

1

to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)

3

shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof

6

to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce

1

to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)

9

spittoon

1

child's room; nursery

1

rainbow

1

close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate

2

to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move

1

daughter

2

impression of the teeth; tooth mold (mould); tooth mark; teeth marks

1

bunch of flowers; bouquet

1

grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

1

assassination

3

boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)

1

manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)

1

to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)

1

duty and humanity; (a sense of) moral obligation and humane feelings

1

(someone else's) child

2

anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever

1

being too late; losing one's final chance

6

lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end

1

to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest

10

shellfish removed from the shell; shucked shellfish

1

headwind; head wind

2

direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)

2

to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)

2