jpdb beta

blotting paper

7

pearl oyster (esp. Marten's pearl oyster, Pinctada fucata martensii)

1

to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)

4

office desk; work desk

1

silvering; silver-plating

1

vanity case; cosmetics case

1

Japan

1

porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics

1

toilet articles; makeup kit

1

colour; color; hue; tints

1

red cloth; red background

1

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

1

figured carpet

2

through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)

5

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

3

upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs

2

to warm; to heat

4

to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate

1

plain wood; unfinished woodwork

1

earthenware; unglazed (bisque-fired) earthenware

1

pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)

1

shelf; ledge; rack; trellis

2

several volumes (books)

1

meal; dinner; diet

12

brown bread; rye bread

6

head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host

11

above; more than

1

household economy; housekeeping; homemaking

1

to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

3

derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible

1

economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy

2

processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal

1

to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away

1

Sunday

3

counter for birds, rabbits, etc.

2

(Catholic) Mass

4

charity; almsgiving; dispensation

2

mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo

7

growing late; latening

2

poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent

1

sick person; patient; invalid

4

to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune

3

foodstuff; groceries

1

drawing water

1

place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)

3

piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood

7

roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)

3

(grape) wine

17

grape; grapevine

14

tumor; tumour

12