jpdb beta

father

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pragmatist

1

custom

2

to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize

1

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

6

mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark

2

to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)

1

tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

3

edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging

1

to whistle

1

to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)

2

method; process; manner; way; means; technique

1

particular; hard to please; fussy

1

confections; sweets; candy; cake

4

overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty

1

this area; around here

1

to come and stay; to drop in; to visit

4

to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in

1

kitchen; financial situation

1

just-harvested; something freshly harvested or gathered (usually produce)

1

area; region

1

after a long time; for the first time in a while

6

seventy; 70

1

charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of

1

periodic; regular; routine

1

loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft

1

perm (hairstyle); permanent wave

1

white hair; grey hair; gray hair

1

half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous

1

conviction; belief; confidence

4

oh; ah

2

without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...

1

sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing

1

growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

2

answering machine; answerphone

1

lamp chimney

5

unit price; unit cost

2

back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)

3

to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)

1

innocent (esp. of a girl); naive; virgin; maiden; young striped mullet

1

handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness

1

handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler

1

staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly

2

and; thereupon; because of that

1

to bring someone along

4

to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort

1

then; well then; if so

1

sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head

1

to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to

4

to finish speaking

1