jpdb beta

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

2

to go back

1

scenery; scene; landscape

4

sense of security

1

at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now

1

one's birthplace

1

like; similar to; as with; in the same way

14

inside a car (train, bus, etc.)

2

to dye; to colour; to color

1

comfortable; pleasant

5

tiredness; fatigue

2

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

11

clickety-clack

1

to shake; to sway; to waver

7

wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason

5

clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain

1

to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous

3

word; vocabulary

2

besides; in addition; also; moreover

5

very small; tiny

1

deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)

1

intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)

4

development; growth

1

convenience store

1

to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

2

warm; mild; genial

1

smile

4

noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless

2

cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

6

to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature

1

to stare back at; to look back at

3

gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn

3

distance; range

10

(a) look; gaze

1

listen!; you see; mind you; remember

5

till just now

1

perfect; complete; flawless

1

to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)

8

expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately

2

regret; repentance; remorse

6

happy memory; sweet memory

1

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

6

memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary

2

to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away

2

such; like that; that sort of; very

14

advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint

1

mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly

1

clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly

3

to summon courage; to be brave

1

with the exception of; excepting; excluding

2