jpdb beta

sign; signal; cue

3

overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle

6

... and eastward; east of

2

to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen

2

to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to

1

somewhat sudden

1

full-length mirror

1

stature; height; size; physique

1

looks; personal appearance; features

1

kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes

3

haori (Japanese formal coat)

3

undershirt (worn under a kimono); singlet

2

to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...

1

exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change

1

before one's eyes

2

with a friendly grin; smilingly

6

ha ha ha (laughter)

26

how; in what way; how about; questionable

1

apology; excuse

1

twins

1

twins; twin

1

to compare with the eye

2

confusion; mixing; merger

1

adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger

7

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward

1

to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise

1

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

3

to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)

1

inner room

1

melancholia; severe depression

1

(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front

2

to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

1

each time it happens; at all such times

1

permanence; continuation

1

(a) day or two

1

to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

4

until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

2

(one's) youth; one's younger days

1

to appear on the stage

1

play; drama

7

one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point

1

together with; same; both; all; including ...

2

distinction

1

to watch over; to watch attentively

1

traveller; traveler

1

felt hat

7

to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone

1

at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment

1

important documents; important papers

1

for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account

1