jpdb beta

to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for

2

party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner

1

to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)

4

power

2

to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to

2

matter in question; that matter; the matter; the issue

1

seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be

4

eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)

4

to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

2

(my) wife; inside the home; one's family

1

chance; opportunity

2

sake cup

1

lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid

1

married couple; husband and wife; man and wife

1

betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

3

Friday, Saturday and Sunday

1

to grudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay

1

bad influence; negative influence

1

scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness

1

to land (a fish); to catch; to reel in

1

calmly; peacefully; painlessly; comfortably

1

space; interval; space character; whitespace

1

consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced

3

pace

1

to grow old; to age

1

than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except

1

leaving something where it is; abandoning something

1

brown envelope; manila envelope

5

envelope

3

vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard

1

10,000 yen note

2

intercom

2

chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)

2

first meeting; first interview with

1

be; is

3

living by oneself; living alone

1

you'll pay for this!; you'd better keep your mouth shut!; you won't get away with this!

1

granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman

5

physical condition; state of health; shape

3

to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

1

grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

18

to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated

2

suffix appended to someone else's family members

1

to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)

1

to lie down (and rest)

1

feeble

1

to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last

1

sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again

3

Umeko

1

last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage

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