jpdb beta

grandmother

1

toilet articles; makeup kit

1

faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

1

about this time; about now

1

they; them

1

every year; yearly; annually

2

how; in what way

2

to go; to come

2

basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage

1

retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)

1

to lead a life; to live a life

1

spouse; wife; husband; partner

1

blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings

1

timid; fainthearted

1

aunt

1

truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance

1

son; penis

2

to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)

1

simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

1

tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy

12

to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)

1

light makeup; light covering of snow; dusting of snow

1

uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan

3

engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin

2

mosquito coil; anti-mosquito incense

1

to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve

2

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

3

to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully

2

(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)

1

second (unit of time); arc second

1

hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains

1

rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

7

to continue to rain or snow

1

remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end

2

to wash away; to rinse off

2

fast pace; quick pace

1

to call; to summon; to send for; to call together

1

armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track

1

to become muddy; to become slushy

1

path; lane

1

brand new

1

covered in mud; mud-caked

2

dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot

1

considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

1

work; operation; task

1

secret base; hideout; hidden position

1

umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap

2

darkness; the dark

2

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

1

thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble

1