jpdb beta

tonight; this evening

1

to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

1

greedy

1

cabinet minister

3

backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump

1

previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance

1

detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of

1

mother

10

niece

1

to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently

2

Orleans (France)

29

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

26

to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)

2

come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something

1

to sit on a seat

2

calf; small cow

1

fruit sauce

1

food with dressing on it (e.g. salad)

1

aroma; fragrance; scent; smell

2

to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly

2

before meals

1

happōshu; low-malt beer-like beverage; sparkling wine; sparkling liquor; sparkling alcohol

2

certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

1

to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip

1

wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly

1

to bring up a subject

1

political

1

old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence

1

opera

1

satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client

2

chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox

1

living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet

1

intention; aim; design

2

to rant and rave; to raise hell

1

to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move

1

thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

1

inferiority complex

1

to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart

1

peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable

1

sisters

5

when one was a very young child; very early in one's life

2

a period (of time)

1

shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes

1

aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor

1

throne

1

solid; strong; firm

1

this for sure; certainly is

1

mission; errand; task; duty; obligation

1

as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction

1

Helene

1