jpdb beta

document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone

3

to be similar (to); to be akin (to); to be like

1

to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)

3

reward; honorarium; remuneration

5

impoliteness

2

apology

2

to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce

2

double room; room shared by two people; shared room

4

awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing

1

to overlap

1

love; affection

3

to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)

1

to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful

1

good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless

2

very

1

blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament

3

to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with

2

serious; important; significant; grave; weighty

4

heavily; profoundly

1

weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance

2

to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family

1

source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root

5

to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to

1

every person; every mouth; every entrance

3

at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current

6

to be separated by death

7

new life; fresh start; new routine

1

disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence

1

calamity; misfortune; disaster

3

to play it safe

2

to be enlivened; to be exhilarated; to be excited; to stand out; to contrast

1

private property; personal belongings; personal effects

5

furoshiki; wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper

2

plate; dish

1

to need; to demand; to take; to require

4

incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless

1

assuming that ...; supposing that ...

3

inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage

2

eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality

5

for personal use

1

large number of people

4

to go with the flow; to go with the times

1

to ride upon the winds

1

boat; rowboat; rowing boat

6

one's feeling while riding; comfort (of a vehicle); ride quality

1

betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

3

to degenerate; to lapse into

2

layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms

2

division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing

2

journey; route of a journey

1