jpdb beta

to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with

1

hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour

4

preparation; arrangements

1

Piccadilly

1

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

4

accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one

1

store; shop

1

going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)

3

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

5

to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment

4

to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent

1

after; since

1

to chase around

3

one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities

1

one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection

1

mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)

3

to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)

1

opening; gap; dried and opened fish

1

promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently

4

seal

1

bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water

1

container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket

1

unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual

1

country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)

4

liking something; being partial to something; -phile

1

overseas travel (to Western countries); going abroad (to study or travel); store operated by a foreigner (in pre-communist China)

2

Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine

2

to live; to get along; to spend (time)

2

there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much

19

elderly housekeeper; elderly maid; wet nurse; nanny

1

participation; joining; entry; adherence

1

result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently

5

to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm

1

Japanese style; Japanesque; Japanism

1

since then; from that time; ever since

1

to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)

4

to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell

6

eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son

2

another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger

7

basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...

1

to be reliable

1

tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance

1

to bear; to endure

4

often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently

2

to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper

1

limit; bound

1

each other; one another

3

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

4

grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

3

one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)

1