jpdb beta

probable; likely

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bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)

1

please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give

6

triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits

2

guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

1

companion; company

1

(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)

2

mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for

1

entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule

2

door; gate; opening; title page

6

to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out

4

rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission

1

entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth

3

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

6

yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof

8

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

4

first impression

1

background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)

2

cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

7

interior design; interior; upholstery

1

contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features

4

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests

5

feeling; mood

6

departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.

2

to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed

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slatted shutter; louver door (window)

3

by the window

2

chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat

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to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)

2

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)

7

on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway

3

writing; composition; essay; sentence

1

to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch

1

piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper

4

introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)

6

to do

1

Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker

45

tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony

2

to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include

3

slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure

1

briskly; quickly; promptly

1

room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable

8

silence (not speaking); muteness

8

to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other

3

silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

5

exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured

1

the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

3

clearing one's throat; cough

1

to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)

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