jpdb beta

to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning

2

ahead; before; ago

3

to check; to stop; to keep back

2

(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement

1

to stare in wonder; to be amazed

4

to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up

3

smoker

1

shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige

1

heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed

2

to take a breath; to take a short rest

5

downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently

1

I; me; you; manservant

7

Sui dynasty (China, 581-618)

1

to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

7

flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession

1

bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

3

cake

1

evening meal; dinner

2

to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled

3

table

5

to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

6

eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin

3

older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl

2

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

6

poof

1

the very thing; itself

5

to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after

7

spacious; vast; wide

3

roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity

1

obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum

1

earnestly; immediately; exactly

1

(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely

4

remembrance; recollection; recognition

1

shoulder width (breadth)

1

waitress

1

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

2

cream; ice cream

2

once more; again

8

to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)

7

additional order; adding to an existing order

1

cream cheese

1

cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)

3

manner; style

4

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

5

loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness

2

fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred

2

charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement

2

to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)

12

friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men

1

uh-huh; sniff-sniff

1