jpdb beta

entrance

2

new wife

1

kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)

1

heating; application of heat

1

living together (of two people)

5

receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)

1

noise; sound

1

seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment

2

water well

1

well bucket

1

pulley; block; tackle

1

hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating

1

to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened

1

anyone can see that; it's obvious that

1

prosperity; flourishing; thriving

1

mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable

1

to throw away; to abandon

1

pessimistic view of life; pessimism

1

to look old; to become time-worn; to become worn out; to become old and grubby; to become musty

1

very low frequency sound; heavy bass sound; low-register sound

2

end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle; end of the world (esp. in fiction); apocalypse

16

to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending

1

four-wheel drive; 4WD

1

skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium

5

decoration

1

body (of car); frame

1

back-combed hair; puffed up hair; teased hair

8

leather; leathercloth; razor

1

to wear; to be dressed in; to have on

1

recklessly driven car; runaway vehicle

1

seed rice

1

all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost

1

to leak (urine, feces); to soil one's pants; to dump (untreated waste, sewage, etc.); to discharge (untreated effluent); to leak (information, secrets, etc.); to bleed (a deficit, losses, etc.)

2

rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction

2

neglecting; leaving alone

1

looter; plunderer; pillager; marauder

1

light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms

1

possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping

1

suspension system (of a vehicle); undercarriage; area around one's feet; footwear

1

punishment; judgement; judgment; decapitation

1

vampire

1

that's right, but ...

1

playing dead; feigning death; playing possum

2

decoration; ornamental item

1

light tank; whippet tank

1

mud; mad; crazy; ridiculous

1

molding; moulding; shaping; forming; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling

1

putt

1

outlaw

1

creation; birth; formation; naissance; construction

1