jpdb beta

sigh; long breath

6

full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end

3

surreptitious glance; looking furtively

1

returning home

3

to get scolded severely

1

punishment; penalty

1

unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

1

Dickens

2

complete translation

1

to lack

1

plentiful; lot of; much; pile of

1

Swift

1

Dafoe; Defoe

1

John Ruskin

1

Laurence Sterne

1

eminent; prominent; distinguished; ringing (of metal); resonant (of a musical instrument)

1

(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)

1

in a row; in a line

1

United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain

1

essence; kernel; spirit; pith

1

to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into

2

lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)

2

by any standard; (not) even as flattery

2

to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it

1

hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate

1

attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat

2

one scene (e.g. in a movie)

1

to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

1

to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody

1

to hold one's breath

1

(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience

1

big; large; great

1

to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess

2

light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous

2

actress; female actor

1

(public) duty

1

place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)

2

to say; to speak; to tell; to talk

2

personal affair; one's own affair

1

to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)

1

on a routine basis; regularly; habitually

1

smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable

1

gorgeous; sumptuous; extravagant; luxurious

1

with a smile

1

thank you

1

one's duty; one's part

1

other things; the rest; leisure tasks

1

Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)

2

aunt; old lady; ma'am

4

that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

4