jpdb beta

gleamingly; shinily

1

red face

1

old gentleman; elderly gentleman

10

long ago; a long time ago; already

1

mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi

5

bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane

1

coffee

3

coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere

3

to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)

3

potted plant; potting

1

to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan

1

corner; nook; recess

8

box; container; box (in a theatre); booth (in a restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (e.g. batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin)

2

to sit (down)

1

order (for an item); request; demand; condition

5

inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises

1

to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

3

to be better than; to be ahead of; to outdo; to surpass; to exceed

1

impudent; shameless; brazen; cheeky; presumptuous

1

I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

1

to face each other; to be opposite (to)

2

uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)

1

double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n

1

to approve of

1

with a friendly grin; smilingly

4

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

1

unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed

1

flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)

2

stammer; stutter; stammerer; stutterer

1

to stammer; to stutter

2

who

1

name; given name; first name

1

Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)

2

commercial affairs

2

stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK

1

typist

1

unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette

4

one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior

1

quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

2

to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded

1

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

5

to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely

5

company; corporation; firm; one's workplace

1

house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name

4

call; visit

1

dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily

1

the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town

1

anything and everything; just about everything

3

late at night; small hours of the morning

1

pains; efforts; trouble; labor; labour; services

1