jpdb beta

to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)

2

conflict; complication; troubles; discord

2

equality; uniformity; evenness

1

to distribute; to hand out

2

not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless

1

test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation

2

six; 6

4

only daughter

1

grandchild

3

granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman

1

to look young; to seem young

2

samurai residence

1

Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze

1

tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor

1

to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with

1

Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned

1

period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

1

tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony

2

to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)

2

restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget

3

main question; real issue at hand

1

doctor

2

to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food

1

mental; spiritual; emotional

2

another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking

5

formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty

1

diagnosis; medical examination

1

to stop by; to drop in for a short visit

1

straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly

1

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

7

Baa

1

head house (family); birthplace; originator

3

be; is

1

fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth

3

in order; in turn; one by one

2

surname; family name; last name

1

the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life

2

siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate

16

eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son

9

adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law

4

to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture

9

cousin (male)

1

(not) even once; (not) ever

2

adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)

2

privacy; secrecy; confidentiality

1

from now on; hereafter

1

succession struggle; succession race

7

surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)

2

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

2

to do

4