jpdb beta

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

1

pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix

2

to choke; to have trouble breathing

2

jealous; envious

1

mourning dress

1

jealousy; envy

3

poor; lame; ill-prepared

1

to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself

2

not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it

2

nausea; sickness in the stomach

3

artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)

1

novel; (short) story

2

lake surface

1

to be too long

2

to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate

2

to draw the line; to set a boundary; to make a clear distinction

1

to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse

2

hesitation; indecision

1

having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end

1

study; library; den; home office; reading room

1

vivid; striking

2

shipyard; dock yard; shipbuilding yard

1

passenger boat

2

extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid

1

all over the island; throughout the island; on the island

1

private talk; confidential talk; secret talk

1

friendship; goodwill; friendly relations; amity

1

management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons

5

noble visitor

1

up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...

2

food; foodstuff; prey; victim

1

to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)

1

crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

1

to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane

1

how many people; a number of people

1

young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters

1

a long time ago

1

to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

1

cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry

1

to employ; to engage

1

chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)

1

tape

1

to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with

1

cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)

1

middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer

1

verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush

1

growing thick

1

home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains

1

chuckle; giggle

1

fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion

1