jpdb beta

hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat

1

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

1

lord; nobleman; daimyō; dignitary; master

1

recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

1

not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence

1

nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world

5

lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate

2

nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner

1

favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice

1

slight; dim; faint

2

gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure

1

thickness; profundity; depth

1

comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious

5

to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down

1

presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out

1

to do

2

plan; idea; design; plot

7

to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound

1

previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session

1

water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)

1

fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing

1

lighter; (small) cargo vessel

1

turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)

1

hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress

2

bathroom; (arch.) bathing; (arch.) bathing attendant (for a noble)

2

red-haired and blue-eyed (person); a Westerner

1

mixed bathing

1

(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions

1

to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than

1

when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...

2

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

1

playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness

1

prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling

1

ingenious; skillful; clever; deft

1

to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with

2

political contributions

1

donation; contribution; offering

3

to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind

1

to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy

1

battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest

7

struggle for existence

1

to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for

2

promotion; advancement; rising in rank

1

happy; auspicious; propitious; naive

2

to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)

1

the best; ideal

1

plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick

2

number of times; frequency; count

1

interior design; interior; upholstery

1

household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow

1