jpdb beta

granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman

3

aunt; old lady; ma'am

4

telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone

14

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

2

grandparents

1

mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)

1

dying young; early death

1

retirement home; old people's home; senior citizens' home

1

one's house; one's home; one's family; house

1

to run down (stairs, etc.)

1

front entrance; front door

1

(security) guard; caretaker; janitor; doorkeeper; gatekeeper

1

multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note

2

astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast

1

quadrilateral; square

1

glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes

1

to keep watch (e.g. on a suspect); to be on the lookout (for); to spend a lot of money (on); to treat oneself (to); to paste; to stick

3

affable; sociable; friendly

1

triumphant pose (assumed by an athlete, etc.)

3

monthly publication; monthly issue

2

utopia

2

magazine; journal; periodical

2

reporter; journalist

4

upper reaches of a river; upstream

35

Kumiko

9

family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant

4

magazine journalist

1

to be cold (to); to ignore (someone)

1

indescribable

1

seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock

1

to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

1

weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance

1

for better or worse; luckily or unluckily

2

guidance; direction; leading; guidance of juveniles to prevent delinquency; taking into custody (esp. of minors) for their protection

1

to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage

4

lacking a plan; haphazard

2

taxi

3

to lend (e.g. money)

1

cooperative; helpful

1

contact information (address, phone number, etc.)

1

business card

1

to be possible (in terms of time, money, etc.); to be able (to do); to fit (schedule, budget)

1

existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no

2

collection (of a debt, rent, taxes, etc.); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked

1

amulet or talisman issued by a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple

1

driver; chauffeur

1

one's home; one's house

1

address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile

2

to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness

2

piercingly

4