jpdb beta

Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)

4

Cline; Klijn; Kline

1

meeting; assembly; association; conjunction

5

to comb (one's hair)

1

afternoon; p.m.

1

Philemon

14

public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir

6

evening meal; dinner

1

standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal

1

mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters

1

set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo

1

to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around

1

habit; (social) custom; practice; convention

1

silk

1

fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)

1

flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed

1

beforehand; in advance; previously

1

clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress

1

complicated and mysterious

1

mechanism; organization; organisation

1

briskly; quickly; promptly

1

to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)

4

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

1

to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with

1

to change clothes (on someone else, e.g. child, doll); to change the wallpaper or skin (of a smart phone, etc.)

1

button (clothing); push-button

3

to put (up) in the wrong place; to hang in the wrong place; to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by

1

to renew; to replace; to change for; to attach anew

1

this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type

1

process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction

1

in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away

1

couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)

4

innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-

1

to bear; to endure

1

malicious; ill-tempered; unkind

1

to smile

1

buttonhole

1

to indicate; to show; to point to

1

mainly; primarily

1

disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity

3

punishment; penalty

2

to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert

1

what sort; what kind

1

between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea

1

forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding

1

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

2

turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)

2

defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste

1

to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse

1

following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking

1