jpdb beta

entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining

2

half and half; fifty-fifty

4

profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior

4

fastidiousness; love of cleanliness

8

to linger (faint light of twilight); to remain lit in the lingering twilight

2

Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty

2

to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off

1

to put on (clothing, esp. new)

2

to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach

14

doze; nap; snooze

2

ticklish; embarrassing

1

poor; lame; ill-prepared

3

mother; wife

1

filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents

2

imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing

1

guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation

4

to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire

1

family court

1

to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)

1

correction; revision; amendment

1

forcibly; against one's will

3

same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room

2

temper; disposition

1

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

2

hasty; impatient; restless; rash

7

invitation

2

to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason

3

association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

4

to let out a cry; to break forth

2

lunch; midday meal

1

draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish

1

tap water

1

to begin to blow

1

tea-towel; dish cloth

2

disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation

1

gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove

2

to drink up; to drain (cup)

1

neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching

2

to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe

1

stay; sojourn

5

evening meal

1

(Japanese) Darby and Joan dolls

4

farewell party

4

day after day; every day

3

one summer

2

persons of the same age

1

rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom

2

cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality

1

to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up

2

desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable

1