jpdb beta

count; earl

13

knowing; (an) acquaintance

1

steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)

7

to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of

3

past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40

1

man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend

21

silver-gray hair; silver-grey hair; attractive older man with some gray hair

1

to comb down; to smooth down

1

origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity

1

pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely

2

suspicious person

1

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

2

to be cold (to); to ignore (someone)

1

professional

1

some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot

2

gossip; corner of the mouth

2

to twitch

1

one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)

1

letter; missive; note; mail

3

polite; respectful; reverent

1

this morning

1

my; our; one's own

3

head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest

4

to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out

1

party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit

1

each time

2

killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game

1

errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use

1

to stiffen; to become stiff

1

to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate

1

to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy

1

annoying; provoking

2

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward

2

invitation

3

old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self

1

muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

1

probable; likely

1

premature; untimely (e.g. death); early

1

mere; only; just; slight

2

style; way; shape; form; appearance; state

1

distance; range

2

observer; watchman; lifeguard

1

why; how

4

reply; answer

1

to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way

4

tonight; this evening

1

to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded

1

commoner; plebeian

1

noble; aristocrat; peer

7

invitation; introduction; temptation

2