jpdb beta

five colors (usu. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; many kinds; varied; melon; gourd

17

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

9

to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)

1

long and narrow

3

flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)

3

great god; gracious deity; miracle-working god

3

harmony; concord; agreement; unity; union

1

harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble

3

wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese

1

writing in India ink

1

green bamboo

3

outside the house

1

to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick

1

vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant

3

to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with

1

neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town

29

adult; grown-up

7

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

8

mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut

8

to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate

1

kaya (Torreya nucifera); Japanese nutmeg tree

2

to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)

3

mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together

2

call; visit

1

song; singing

5

recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo

1

hey!; over here!; OK; gotcha; yep

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

crow (Corvus spp.); raven

5

to cause harm (to)

1

vermin; injurious bird

3

reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)

2

injury; harm; evil influence; damage

2

New Year's decoration of willow, etc. branches with colored rice balls

2

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)

2

sericulture; silkworm culture; silkworm raising

1

series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza

2

climax

2

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

11

veil of darkness; curtain of night

1

low tone; bass; low voice

1

wooden; made of wood

1

conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell

1

to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned

2

sign; signal; cue

4

young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy

4

each (carrying)

1

helmet; hard hat; protective headgear

1

Suwajinjamae

1

downtown

4