jpdb beta

as always; as ever; though it's always the case

1

to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter

1

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

1

inner parlor; inner parlour; salon; living room

1

to keep away; to keep at a distance

1

to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate

2

folding one's arms

6

ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea

2

reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising

2

goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis

1

to show; to display

1

best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent

1

chance; opportunity

1

to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

2

to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer

2

feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely

2

(not so) much; (not) very

1

proxy; ringer; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to previously purchased ramen)

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to fall for a trick; to be taken in; to play into the hands (of)

1

to commit a blunder

1

to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)

1

close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)

1

leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase

2

to take; to carry (something) away; to bear

4

with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask

1

representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney

1

devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

2

bag; satchel; briefcase; basket

1

to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

1

wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam

3

toilet; lavatory; powder room

3

borrowing

1

wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor

2

to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other

1

six minutes

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tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)

6

to smoke a cigarette

1

fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

3

shoji (paper sliding door)

2

to give a glance (at); to take one look at

3

tiny bit

1

to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)

1

to suspect

1

zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)

1

reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation

3

skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently

1

face

1

feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction

1

to engrave; to carve out

1

to comb down; to smooth down

1