jpdb beta

hallway slippers; indoor shoes

1

corn dog (frankfurter on a stick dipped in batter and deep-fried); corndog

1

mustard

1

ketchup; catsup

1

to bite into; to sink one's teeth into

3

sandwich filled with a fried cake of layered slices of ham; ham cutlet sandwich

1

to feel a chill run down one's spine

1

about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

1

butter

1

peppermint

1

to purse one's lips

1

rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter

1

chunk; lump; thick slice; cutting into chunks

1

in the early period (of something); at the beginning

1

increase; rise; growth; addition; increment

1

chest measurement

1

waist; girth; measurement around waist

2

being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money); the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)

1

bust-waist-hip measurements; vital statistics

1

to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

1

unreality; becoming disconnected from reality

1

tailor; dressmaker

1

pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor

1

work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique

1

to lay the blame on; to put the fault on

2

obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see

1

slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet

1

fashion-consciousness; desire to be stylish; humor; humour; wit

1

anybody can look good with the right clothes; clothes make the man; fine feathers make fine birds; (lit.) clothes on a packhorse driver

1

tailoring; sewing; (special) preparation; teaching; training

1

suits for gentlemen; menswear

1

program (e.g. TV); programme

1

cartoon-character costume

5

tailcoat

1

nobility; aristocracy; peerage

1

mister; Mr

1

Sir

1

baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)

1

in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case

6

great laughter; burst of laughter

1

to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant

1

bowler hat

3

origin; beginning; source

1

long and large; tall and large; grand; huge

1

well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable

1

past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40

1

to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over

1

smile

1

navy blue; deep blue

1

to polish up; to shine up

1