jpdb beta

shrine parishioner

3

clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress

3

clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress

1

plan; idea; design; plot

1

preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving

1

day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)

1

one's possessions; ownership

1

drum

4

to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly

3

townhouse (i.e. house in the middle of a town); traditional townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family

1

curtain; drapery

2

to draw around (e.g. a curtain); to drag around; to take (someone) around; to parade around; to order about; to lead

1

heirloom

1

folding screen

2

red hair; Westerner (esp., originally, the Dutch)

1

carpet; rug (esp. felt)

1

to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay

1

evening; dusk

2

light; lamp; counter for electric lights

2

tub bath; washing oneself in a tub; taking a bath in a washtub; cleaning oneself for religious purification; ablution

2

good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)

2

original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw

2

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

1

to dress oneself up; to deck oneself out

1

road; street; avenue

1

in succession; one after another

2

already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast

1

common; usual

1

this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such

1

uproar; disturbance

2

a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)

1

high (as of a mountain)

1

kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes

1

advantage; benefit; profit; interest

1

facing of a tatami mat

2

normal; usual; ordinary; everyday

1

(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

1

plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)

1

to make; to manufacture

1

ahem

1

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

1

Japan and Qing China

1

triumphant return; returning in triumph

2

the whole city; all the cities; every city

2

several day period

1

(silk) crepe

2

red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)

1

to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)

7

candle

2

fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp

2