jpdb beta

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

1

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

1

to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on

2

sadness; sorrow; grief

3

to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted

2

surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency

2

at least; at most; (even) just

2

some; any; please; anyway; anyhow

1

cremation

1

to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself

1

to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge

1

fried finely minced daikon, great burdock, carrot and shiitake mushrooms wrapped with crumbled tofu in dried beancurd and deep-fried; Japanese tofu and vegetable chowder; (arch.) black soybean sprouts fried in sesame seed oil wrapped in dried beancurd and stewed

1

please; somehow or other; one way or another

3

to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out

2

how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name

1

other than; excluding; without

1

(written) work; book; writings

2

then; if so; if

3

younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

1

coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation

1

to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane

1

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

2

all; entire; whole; altogether

2

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

4

the second time

1

not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting to write (call, visit, etc.); failing to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence

1

to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb

1

to apologize; to apologise

1

four people

2

for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now

5

pregnancy; conception; gestation

1

sleeping pill; sleep medication

1

tranquilizer; tranquiliser

1

every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)

2

childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)

1

to be worried; to be troubled

1

Keiko

1

to name; to call; to christen; to term

1

totteringly; with tottering steps; toddling

1

to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly

1

to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far

1

to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

1

ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting

2

alma mater

1

library; book collection; paperback book

1

precious; valuable

4

to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain

4

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

1

camera

1

to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge

2