jpdb beta

vinegared dish; pickled dish

1

nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing

1

arrangement

1

to get a laugh

1

(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year

2

lotion; sexual lubricant

1

sumo (wrestling); sumo wrestler; rikishi

1

best regards; please take care of; please do

1

next month

1

relief; rescue

2

temporary suspension (of business); brief shutdown

1

to take the form (of); to assume a shape

1

signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal

2

with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal

1

routine; routine duties; routine work; routine

2

hair disarranged during sleep; bed hair; habit of moving around in one's sleep; tossing and turning in sleep; sleeping habit (esp. of a child or toddler)

6

to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous

2

accessible; approachable; easy to approach

1

to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace

1

to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess

2

good morning

1

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

2

to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress

2

diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away

1

urban areas

1

kickoff party; rally; pep party

1

what's that?; what the ...

2

end of this month

2

one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish

2

the clouds look menacing; things don't look good

2

to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind

1

operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release

1

New Year's party (held in the beginning of the year, i.e. usually in January)

1

to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose

1

mental fatigue; worry; boredom

2

to agree on; to agree about

1

first shrine visit of the New Year

7

prayer; supplication

1

entreaty to a deity

1

Shinto shrine

8

to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex

2

to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke

1

active

2

to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)

1

city centre (esp. of Tokyo); heart of a city; downtown area

2

playground; play space

1

torii (Shinto shrine archway)

2

one bow; one salute; one greeting

1

grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts

2

visitor (to a shrine or temple)

1