jpdb beta

as usual; as is one's habit

1

homecoming; returning home

1

knowing; (an) acquaintance

2

reason; cause; circumstances

5

remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively

14

as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

2

New Year's pine decoration

1

decorating shrines and gates with shimenawa ropes for the New Year

1

New Year's Week (festivities)

1

Yaoyachō

1

unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly

1

pedestrian traffic

1

stoppage; interruption; cessation; suspension

1

large snowflakes

1

tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)

1

the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket

2

sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading

10

to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make

17

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

4

yesterday

4

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

23

to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)

4

modest; reserved; quiet; humble

3

brushwork; handling of one's brush; command of one's pen; penmanship

1

a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily

1

to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice

3

three years

6

one night; all night; overnight; one evening

2

water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

8

like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to

164

tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

1

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

3

fatsi (Fatsia japonica); paperplant; Japanese aralia

2

shadow of a leaf or tree

1

light; faint; pale; fleeting

9

foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)

5

rim; brim; edge; brink

3

end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

4

to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)

7

earthworm

1

earthworm

1

firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm

6

basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage

7

eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building

2

to hang; to hang up

1

to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal

3

to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

4

evening; night; dinner

19

two persons; two people; pair; couple

44

quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly

1