jpdb beta

woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat

1

tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko

1

to change one's clothes

1

tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony

4

unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!

2

shelving (a play, movie, etc.); closing down; cancelling; rice storehouse of the Edo shogunate

3

pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure

2

the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)

1

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

2

root; joint; base; crotch

2

new school (of thought, etc.); new drama

1

motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically

2

half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position

2

staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising

1

edge of the eaves; house frontage

1

empress; queen

1

evening sky; twilight sky

1

licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up

1

licking one's lips; licking one's chops

1

someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person

1

last night

2

main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)

7

mist; haze

3

bridegroom

3

(one acting as a) foster parent

1

to lay out one's bedding

2

to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

1

locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors

1

living room (Japanese-style)

1

both people; two people; two directions; both directions

3

slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly

1

light; illumination; glow; lamp; light

1

uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition

2

light rain; drizzle

3

starting point for an ascent (mountain, stairs, etc.); base (of mountain, etc.)

1

crossing via stepping-stones

1

box (built-in) for containing shutters

1

dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight

1

in one's own way or style

1

stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe

1

bedding; bedclothes

2

to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

3

scarlet; red

1

high pillow

1

finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly

2

previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day

8

evening; sunset; nightfall

1

to forebode; to have a presentiment

2

oversight; omission

1

to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)

2