jpdb beta

travelling alone; solitary journey

1

old friend; old acquaintance

1

national railway; Japan National Railways (1949-1987)

1

staff member; employee; worker; personnel

1

Hirayama Saburou (1925.9.16-)

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essays; miscellaneous writings; literary jottings

2

fool; idiot; simpleton

2

train; railway train

2

first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

3

limited express train

1

full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied

1

ticket

3

random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned

1

prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante

1

on purpose; deliberately; intentionally

1

reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)

1

stationmaster's office

1

great joy

1

with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)

1

relief; peace of mind

1

concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)

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

aforesaid; above-mentioned; said; above

1

to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words

1

emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect

2

skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

1

to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of

2

to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn

1

tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health

1

furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality

1

another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand

1

guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests

2

daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period

1

manners; behavior; behaviour

1

discomfort

1

to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)

1

to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close

1

feigned ignorance

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

once over the borders one may do anything; what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas; (lit.) shame (committed while) on a journey can be scratched away

1

to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

1

most; extremely

1

but; however; although

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to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage

1

flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest

3

cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry

2

curtain; bunting; act (in play)

1

comedy; funny show

6

playwright; dramatist

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Ima

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