jpdb beta

to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

8

guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation

5

zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)

2

seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles

4

splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

5

to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque

1

hanging scroll

1

stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete

1

to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

5

dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness

6

hot water; hot bath

1

to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)

1

confectionery; sweets; candy; cake

2

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

12

materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

2

location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place

1

rarely; seldom

2

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

7

what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?

1

(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around

7

Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits

1

dining table

1

Mister Donut (fast food franchise)

1

paper bag

7

last night

1

to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with

2

present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times

9

modern; current; contemporary; trendy; latest; up-to-date

1

food

2

Italy

1

Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine

1

pizza; fat, ugly person

1

plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

6

to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded

2

grateful; indebted

2

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift

4

to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into

1

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

1

compared to

2

world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign

6

difficult to ...; hard to ...

4

both hands; both arms; ten

9

evolution; progress

3

to be muddy; to be slushy

1

above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

5

rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

1

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

6

tall wooden clogs

1

historical play; period drama

1

humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners

1