jpdb beta

what do you want?; can I help you?

2

suspicious; doubtful

1

to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into

2

to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return

4

main street

1

tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation

1

to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion

2

garments; attire

1

travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito

2

to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly

1

suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy

1

stall-keeper (esp. at a festival); street vendor; hawker; seller of unreliable merchandise; faker; huckster

1

manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)

1

fluent (in a language); flowing

1

just a little

4

pronunciation; production of sound

1

arrogant; haughty; insolent

1

intimidating air; sense of intimidation

1

feeling; sense; impression

2

evening meal

1

to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind

1

to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)

1

dead of night; midnight

1

to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses

1

a certain ...; some ...

2

dim; gloomy

1

to watch steadily; to stare

1

faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

2

to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober

1

with a clang or a clink; tinkle

2

blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)

4

corridor; hallway; passageway

4

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

2

indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)

2

to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand

1

to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce

2

consequence; outcome; result; blame

5

meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview

1

in name only; titular; nominal

1

to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses

5

by the window

3

to approach; to draw near

3

to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up

1

full moon

1

cloud

1

off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory

2

to shine; to glitter; to sparkle

3

under one's eyes; below one's eyes

1

garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area

8

in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of

1