jpdb beta

New Year's greetings; New Year's call; New Year's gift

2

to judge as necessary

1

devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

5

gold brocade

6

round-necked robe worn by members of nobility and the imperial court

2

to wear out (something)

1

carpet; rug (esp. felt)

3

wide sleeve

1

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

3

felt; woollen cloth

1

mantle; cloak; manteau

1

to put on (coat, gown, etc.)

1

glass; pane

2

amber

1

one by one; one at a time; in turn

2

(official) audience; interview; reception; meeting with one's lawyer (while detained or imprisoned)

1

no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be

1

gold paper; gold cloth; ground of gold (e.g. on folding screen)

2

tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

3

drawing room; study; writing alcove; publishing house

1

shoji (paper sliding door)

1

fusuma; Japanese sliding screen

1

Keiju

2

structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination

1

receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)

1

properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly

1

mourning; (arch.) calamity; (arch.) misfortune

2

nursing; (army) nurse

1

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

7

to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce

1

Monica; Monika

3

adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant

1

Sancho

10

treasuring something of value

1

tea utensils

1

manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making

2

office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs

1

to take care of

3

corridor; hallway; passageway

2

hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress

2

to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs

1

clean; clear; pure; honest; clean

2

to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)

3

two ken (approx. 3.6m)

1

black lustre; black luster

1

hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln; young girl; childlike young woman

2

interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun

1

iron pot; kettle

2

clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate

4

kitchen

1