jpdb beta

parent and child

3

to all appearances; no matter how you look at it

2

unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

1

to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)

2

father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he

6

to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)

2

someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)

1

second marriage; remarriage

3

to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum

1

father complex

1

face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder

1

handsome man

1

quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance

1

(a person's) appearance; looks

1

this much; this amount

2

invitation

1

excuse; pretext

3

counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging

2

holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough

2

to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)

4

unrequited love; one-sided love

1

having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience

1

arranged marriage

1

Fukui (city, prefecture)

4

family chart and personal history

3

home area; home town; local

4

private clinician; physician in private practice

3

department store; department

1

to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)

7

English conversation; school for English conversation

1

lesson

1

to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to

1

I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

2

good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing

1

the same age

1

small build; small stature; petite; small pattern

1

very young; little; childish; immature

1

lovely; cute; charming; sweet

2

clever; bright; smart; intelligent

1

looks; features

2

disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn

3

(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse; correspondence; balance; miai; two different options such that if one player takes one, the other player can take the other

8

reception (e.g. wedding); banquet; celebration; party

1

newspaper company

4

wedding reception banquet

2

that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

3

to appear to regret (an outcome, etc.); to seem bitter

1

welcome; (warm) reception

1

party; banquet; feast

2