jpdb beta

the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade

1

comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly

3

house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name

1

to stay indoors; to be confined indoors

1

apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

1

human being; human; person; character (of a person)

1

was; were

1

was

1

reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason

2

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

3

second (in a series)

2

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

1

was

4

also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

3

Japan

1

shop selling local specialties from other regions; shop used for testing sales of new products; showroom

1

-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

1

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

1

there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you

1

bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building

1

booth

1

to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)

1

memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage

1

first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface

1

by myself; in person; by oneself

1

to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)

1

that; those; the

2

famous; well-known

1

moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet

1

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

1

series

4

end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)

2

to count; to enumerate

1

work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus

2

title

2

magician; conjurer

1

nephew

1

(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally

1

to dis; to diss; to disrespect; to speak ill of; to criticize; to disparage

1

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...

1

this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

6

title; caption; heading

1

(innocent) mind of a child; childish mind

1

why; how; for what reason

1

interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun

1

yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of

2

don't you think?; indicates question

1

even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)

1

nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...

1

to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!

1