jpdb beta

to accompany; to follow; to keep up with

2

briskly with small steps; trotting

1

froufrou; frou frou; frilly decoration; Furfur; Furtur; mythical great Earl of Hell

1

to be kind to; to treat kindly

1

full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

1

mother

4

private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall

8

oh; yes; huh?; hm?

6

aha!; yes sir

5

How do you do?; I am glad to meet you

3

to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

2

hyperventilation; overbreathing; hyperpnea; overventilation

1

calm; composed; leisurely

1

Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny

6

yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?

4

clattering; rattling

1

contrastive

5

round table

2

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

5

having presence of mind; self-possessed; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed

1

(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of

1

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

1

building

4

king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)

1

reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth

1

to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

2

fifty; 50

1

grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)

1

exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail

2

to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal

2

having no money; lack of money

1

reply; answer

2

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

2

before now; hitherto

3

oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)

6

to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple

2

serious; grave; dignified; solemn

1

to speak; to say; to vocalize

2

prime of life

1

man; male; masculine gender

2

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

4

self-introduction

2

great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough

1

before long; even now

1

fainting; swooning

1

what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry

1

willpower; energy; vitality

1

to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up

2

reality; actuality; hard fact

3

to bring back; to restore

2