jpdb beta

to get dry

1

realistic; practical; feasible

1

sponge

1

to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)

1

old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

6

seeing with one's own eyes; witnessing

1

witness

1

to lessen; to decrease; to diminish

1

proud; haughty; arrogant

2

love; affection

1

coarse; crude; rough

1

(living on a) pension; annuity

1

sunroom

2

rocking chair; rocker

2

day after day; day by day

1

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

1

granddaughter

3

ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)

5

moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about

1

slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy

1

grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

2

grandchild

1

to run up to; to rush over

1

to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out

3

to look into; to peep into; to peer into

2

complaint; troubles; objection; grievance

3

to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address

1

grandpa; granddad

2

to fall asleep

1

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

3

living room (Western style); sitting room

1

to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in

1

strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

1

peace (esp. of the world); peace and calm; tranquility; tranquillity

1

tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance

1

conviction; belief; confidence

2

déjà vu

1

powerful; strong; mighty

4

chin; jaw; gills; branchia

1

to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back

1

future affairs; affairs after one's death

1

half a year; six months

2

to accompany; to follow; to keep up with

2

indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

3

to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

1

to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be

2

a bit more; a bit longer

2

sun; sunshine; sunlight

2

to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate

1

end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre

2