jpdb beta

unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy

5

to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes

8

to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer

4

for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze

10

roguish; impish

2

to smile (at); to grin (at)

1

disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry

2

bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell

1

preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving

2

to come back

3

busy; hurried; confused; flurried

1

to increase; to grow

3

to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle

3

to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

2

temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent

2

nearest station

2

near; nearby; not far off

2

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

11

afternoon; p.m.

1

four o'clock

1

antique; old article; secondhand goods

4

antique; curio

2

the West; the Occident; Western countries

1

antique

2

signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name

1

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

1

photo studio

1

building

3

antiques business; curio dealer; secondhand dealer

1

period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

2

to leave behind

1

to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear

2

wooden; made of wood; wooden construction

1

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

9

Japan

1

generally

1

200; two hundred

1

chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser

1

dim; gloomy

5

store interior; inside of a shop

4

to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen

28

entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth

12

to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold

2

hello; good day; good afternoon

1

characteristic (of); peculiar (to)

2

dusty

1

odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...

6

considerably; fairly; quite

7

well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)

2

feeling; sense; impression

5