jpdb beta

frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved

1

common people; ordinary people; masses

3

to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on

1

protection against the cold

1

fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical

1

cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation

2

end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)

1

to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk

5

to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about

4

with a click; with a snap

1

to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist

4

tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)

1

desk work

2

comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious

1

clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.

3

beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions

1

visitor; caller

1

to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)

3

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that

1

when one was a very young child; very early in one's life

4

to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

5

pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness

5

uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently

4

overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest

1

childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate

1

gown; elegant dress; dressing gown; bathrobe

2

to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath

2

now that; since; as long as; provided that

1

this evening; tonight

3

staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances

1

absence; disregard; indifference

3

(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world

4

to pass on (a message, thoughts, etc.); to convey; to inform (of a visitor, phone call, etc.); to announce (a visitor); to act as an agent (between a manufacturer, wholesaler, etc. and retailers); to act as an intermediary

1

somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why

6

call; visit

1

intention; aim; design

1

appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre

1

dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)

1

silver hair; gray hair; grey hair

2

to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten

1

reception room; parlor; parlour

2

head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host

1

caller; visitor; company; guest

1

another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside

9

preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

5

to await; to wait for; to expect

1

before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end

6

confusion; dismay; consternation; panic

4

to yell; to bawl out

1

to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)

5