jpdb beta

hiding one's embarrassment

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curt; blunt; brusque

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to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone

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designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at

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bridge

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rice field

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village

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ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)

3

sukiya style of building; style of a tea-ceremony arbor (arbour)

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stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim

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store; shop; establishment; restaurant

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evening; evening hour

1

to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business

1

store interior; inside of a shop

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for the time being; at present; (arch.) hindrance

1

after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter

1

tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)

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snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily

1

showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay

1

household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow

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oblong; landscape orientation

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table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner

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chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table

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the preceding visitor

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gray or silver haired (grey)

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grey; gray; ashen

1

handlebar mustache

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old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

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fifty; 50

2

charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of

1

smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.

1

round frame glasses; round-lensed eyeglasses

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immediately; promptly

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mere; only; just; slight

2

to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away

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calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility

2

entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher

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to smile (at someone)

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your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency

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contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...

1

ha ha ha (laughter)

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to be needed; to be wanted

2

friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured

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cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear

1

unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit

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to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on

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narration

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slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)

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which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

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time; season; period; phase; stage

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