jpdb beta

in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of

1

to take in; to attract

1

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

1

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

1

facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)

10

sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)

2

yearned for; longed for; missed

1

face

3

who; what kind of person

7

to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)

5

noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly

1

cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood

3

suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy

2

to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder

6

everything; anything; nothing

1

have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary

1

to get to work

2

I; me; you; manservant

31

worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched

1

Marius

45

self-introduction

1

name; given name; first name

2

carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently

1

to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being

6

art of conversation

1

to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)

1

timing

1

wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising

1

to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around

1

apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

3

early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly

1

to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking

2

moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet

12

by myself; in person; by oneself

6

(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest

1

ballad

1

love song; love poem

1

tradition; legend; folklore

3

wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason

21

to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart

4

popular song

1

modern style; contemporary style; current fashion; verse form from the Heian and Kamakura periods consisting of 4 lines each divided into two parts of 7 and 5 syllables

1

pride; boast

2

be; is

5

various

5

unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)

1

pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty

1

whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)

2

strong drink

7

cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet

2