jpdb beta

coming-of-age ceremony

1

subject (of study); course of study; department (of a university)

1

end result

1

unopened; with an unbroken seal

4

boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings

7

Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)

2

sphere; circle; range; category

2

wearing thick clothes; dressing warmly

2

air conditioner; air conditioning; aircon

2

being lightly dressed

3

below freezing

1

road; highway

1

snowmelt; meltwater; melted snow

1

freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)

3

kerosene; paraffin; lamp oil

1

body temperature

4

indoor and outdoor

1

moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains

1

readiness to die; (in the) face of death

1

humidity

4

bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); frankly; open-heartedly

3

to differentiate; to segregate

1

New Year's Eve

3

soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve

1

mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)

5

kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)

9

opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling

1

with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden

1

first shrine visit of the New Year

11

to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)

3

long-sleeved kimono

1

visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship

1

prayer; supplication

3

rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling

1

to turn off power

1

(indoor) heating

2

to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)

2

street vendor; stallholder; stallkeeper

14

Shinto shrine

3

long line; long queue

2

going and worshipping (at a shrine or temple); visit (to a shrine or temple to worship)

3

to enter a New Year

1

consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault

1

next year

1

sexagenary cycle; 60-term cycle of 12 zodiac animals combined with 5 elements in the traditional Chinese calendar; currently used in Japan for years, historically also for days; 12-year Chinese zodiac

1

cartoon-character costume

2

striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place

3

familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance

4

temple bell; hanging bell; funeral bell

3

wooden hammer; wooden mallet

1