jpdb beta

grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)

4

day after day; day by day

3

I; me

19

he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period

1

grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)

1

shoe polish

1

house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband

1

association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

4

heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed

5

poor; lame; ill-prepared

2

heavy rain

1

300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster

9

sixty; 60

5

goodbye; farewell; so long

2

was

7

to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken

3

in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant

1

to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard

1

shopping district; shopping street; downtown

1

road (or railway) cut through hilly terrain; cutting

3

seesaw

1

jungle gym; monkey bars; climbing frame

4

dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now

5

boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)

1

iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast

2

to sit down

5

thread; yarn; string

12

to cross (e.g. road); to traverse

3

opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling

1

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

1

to (do) like this

4

to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one

2

new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer

7

to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)

1

saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly

7

strange; weird

2

to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

3

sleepy; drowsy; somnolent

7

to embrace

1

box; box-shape; cube-type

1

origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity

1

one side

2

two at a time; two by two; in twos

1

both; (not) either

1

to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge

1

front part low

1

to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign

3

receipts and expenditure (disbursements)

1

bow (of a ship); prow

1

rudder; helm

2