jpdb beta

to look old; to get old

2

bungalow; one-story house

1

entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule

3

standing still

3

ground glass; frosted glass

1

to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)

1

just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...

1

old temple

1

temple kitchen; monastery kitchen; quarters of a head priest (and his family)

1

solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout

1

fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless

1

foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature

1

underpinning; splicing (e.g. a rotting post)

1

blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe

1

to dye; to colour; to color

1

side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case

1

leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing

2

still; hushed

2

noise; sound

4

Japanese box tree (Buxus microphylla var. japonica); Japanese boxwood

1

the same; ditto

1

to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together

1

to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off

1

to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)

2

Chinese peony (Paeonia lactiflora)

1

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 be jumbled together

1

to be in full bloom

1

to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out

1

silently; hushed; in a still manner

1

florist's scissors; flower scissors

1

broom

1

grapevine trellis

3

to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)

1

horsefly; gadfly

2

group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school

1

to gather; to collect; to assemble

2

to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)

1

for a long time

1

may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry

1

inner room

1

to speak; to hear a voice

2

pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)

1

eyebrow

1

reading (farsighted) glasses; spectacles for the aged

1

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

1

the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess

1

such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of

2

ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml

1

elderly housekeeper; elderly maid; wet nurse; nanny

1