jpdb beta

palatial residence; stately mansion

1

incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive

2

to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being

11

incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

2

manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party

2

living room (Western style); sitting room

11

shelf; ledge; rack; trellis

5

to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store

3

bag

2

shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof

106

display window; shop window; store window

1

bag; satchel; briefcase; basket

3

murder; killing; murderer

2

to stagger; to stumble

3

dining table

9

to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

1

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any

1

spin; rotation; spin (PR, politics)

1

on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat

1

quotation; citation; reference

7

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

5

band; belt

1

song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

2

to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

3

song lyrics; words of a song; libretto

2

pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

5

happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness

3

to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

3

meaning; called; said

16

client; requester

4

well-bred; of good upbringing

1

the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime

3

(public) park

8

staying the night; lodging (at)

2

homeless; homeless person

12

to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)

1

then; well; so; be; is

103

nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

123

outer canthus; outer corner of the eye

1

to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

3

aunt; old lady; ma'am

1

to have the memory of having done something oneself

1

to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)

4

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

1

gasoline; petrol

2

to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)

1

writer

1

to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up

2

indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!

9