jpdb beta

bell (often a large hanging bell); chime

1

helper; assistant; help

1

outward appearance; apparent

1

to stay indoors; to be confined indoors

1

cuttlefish; squid

3

thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts

1

osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays

1

page of a magazine

1

how many people; a number of people

1

full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied

1

thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal

1

(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad

5

China; Chinese food

2

wall; fence

4

okay; sure; okey-dokey

1

how; in what way; I wonder

1

to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of

1

to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up

1

waist-robe; pleated lower garment

1

reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure

1

jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry

1

to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)

2

economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless

1

to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)

1

to work without sleep or rest

3

(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad

1

chef; cook

1

check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque

1

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

1

word; remark; statement

1

to abandon; to give up on; to desert

1

consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude

1

prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier

1

temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve

3

(period of) one year

1

worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)

2

to wash off; to wash out

1

rice gruel traditionally eaten on the 7th day of the new year containing the seven plants of spring

1

shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)

1

shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)

3

contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

2

to come back

2

whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

1

to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn

1

congratulations!

1

congratulations

1

second son

1

first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

1

to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being

1

manners; courtesy; etiquette

1