jpdb beta

glass door

1

to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at

3

glass; pane

6

two sheets (pieces) (of paper)

1

powers of observation

1

to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest

3

long and narrow

1

cylindrical; tubular

1

original; novel; new

1

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

1

full-course dinner; multicourse meal

6

bottle

1

foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land

1

basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage

2

to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

2

fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted

1

jam

1

smallish; on the small side

1

another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand

3

six kinds

1

serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce

1

to eat a mouthful; to take a bite

1

satisfying; pleasing; gratifying

1

say; well; um; er

1

black coffee

1

generosity

1

source of income

1

accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer

2

tall figure

1

troubled face; worried expression

1

rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.

1

crowd of people

1

congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder

1

saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake

2

to demand gratitude; to make a favour of something; to remind of a favour done to someone; to emphasize the favour one has done

2

to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that

2

questions and answers; dialogue

1

prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury

1

fortune; luck

1

fortune-telling; divination

1

to palm off; to force a sale

1

to be overcome with emotion

2

fee; charge; rate; material

1

eating heavily; hearty eating; binge eating; big eater; trencherman; gormandizer

1

to choose; to select

1

to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)

1

development; exploitation

1

taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...

1

furniture store; furniture dealer

1

choosing; selecting; deciding (on)

1