jpdb beta

adult man

2

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case

2

to be away from home; to be out of the house

1

inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity

1

library (usu. single-room); small library

1

watering (plants)

1

to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)

1

collecting; assembling

1

care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter

1

refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed

1

a sight for sore eyes; seeing something beautiful or precious

1

barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty

2

shade of a rock

1

to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in

1

shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford

1

to call a person's attention (to)

2

to bend forward; to stoop; to bow

1

wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)

1

barnacle

2

seaweed

1

shellfish

1

to gather

1

charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking

1

dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)

1

boiling with salt; boiling in salty water (e.g. vegetables)

1

supply; provision; raising; procurement

2

to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in

2

at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn

1

or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

1

to chip; to nick; to break; to lack

1

(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

2

the deceased; the departed

1

field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons

1

to think too much; to be over-concerned

2

getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate

1

opinion; point of view; visual point

1

unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable

1

to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)

1

sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning

1

person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute

1

qualifications; requirements; capabilities

1

medical examination

2

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

7

to examine (medically)

1

being off guard; being defenseless

1

to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)

1

face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house

1

full operation

1

resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)

1

trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance

2