jpdb beta

polite; respectful; reverent

2

to lean against; to set against

1

omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing

4

white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch

1

to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

4

to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with

7

celebration; celebratory event; congratulatory gift; tip; gratuity

2

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

1

starvation; famine; hunger

1

various

1

to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

8

mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi

24

comb

4

hairpin

2

hairpiece; false hair; switch; (arch.) hair

1

green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)

2

yellow

1

counter for colours

1

cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)

5

counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.

2

completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...

1

first cargo of the year

1

decoration; ornament; trimmings

1

to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)

3

to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

2

present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times

3

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

2

to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

3

(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

7

leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing

4

Edo period (1603-1868)

1

idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish

8

noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe

3

strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm

2

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

3

back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind

2

crowded (e.g. with people); overflowing

1

in a row; in a line

5

celebratory drink; celebratory spirits; holiday cheer

1

to uncask; to open a barrel

1

ladle; dipper; scoop

2

to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic

2

to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe

1

large plate; platter

1

glutinous rice with red beans (eaten on celebratory occasions); mochi rice with red beans

2

chest; coffer; rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice

1

non-drinker; someone who cannot drink

1

mochi; (sticky) rice cake

2

to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

3

each; individual

4