jpdb beta

ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power

1

to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)

4

self-satisfaction; rejoicing

1

maturity; ripeness

1

cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits

3

to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address

11

restless; fidgety; lively; busy

2

(for) how many days; what day (of the month)

1

unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)

6

food packed in nest of lacquered boxes

1

to make; to manufacture

5

busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety

4

a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family

2

housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker

1

to pay attention; to be watchful

1

wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)

1

retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)

23

housewarming gift; housewarming

1

silvery background

1

mountain and water; landscape (containing hills and rivers); landscape picture; mountain stream; water that flows down from a mountain; garden which contains an artificial hill and a pond

1

folding screen

4

one room

1

go (board game)

1

opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

1

rival in (the game of) go

1

facetious; droll; funny

2

lawyer; attorney

5

ex-geisha; former geisha

1

New Year's Eve; December 31

2

one night; all night; overnight; one evening

1

bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy

3

to sit up late

2

year-end gift; end of the year; year end

2

people

4

to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

2

to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside

3

to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)

2

companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)

1

company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance

1

association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

1

decorative Japanese cord made from twisted paper; Antenoron filiforme; Polygonum filiforme

2

smell of new wood

1

lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs

11

bank (river, lake); (arch.) pile; (arch.) heap

1

piled up high; in a heap

1

to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

1

well known; well connected

1

long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears

2

beer

3

to carry something into a place

1