jpdb beta

to be greatly perplexed; to be at a loss; to be sorely troubled; to be greatly embarrassed

3

frown; scowl; grimace

2

father and mother; parents

2

this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world

3

Hades; the underworld; the other world; realm of the dead

4

to take steps (measures)

1

shy; diffident; retiring; reserved

2

half day

5

Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx)

6

national border; provincial border

2

along

5

one boat; one ship

1

small boat

2

to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal

2

mist; haze

9

the form of a Buddhist priest; priestly attire

2

pensive (or worried) look on one's face

2

temple (Buddhist)

16

chimes; toll of a bell

2

New Year's Eve; December 31

6

Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)

1

the coming year

1

who

2

(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags

2

to dress oneself up; to deck oneself out

1

(period of) one year

2

thanks for taking care of me; thanks for taking care of my loved one

1

long-sleeved kimono

3

wristwatch; watch

9

sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year

1

visiting a shrine on New Year's Eve and staying there until (or returning on) New Year's Day

7

full of; brimming with

2

bothersome; tiresome; bother to do

8

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

7

in a circle (ring)

1

to stand on tiptoe

1

to drag out

2

like a part of the family

1

visit to a hospital, temple, school, etc.

1

hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar

9

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

5

heatstroke

1

Aesop (Greek writer)

1

north wind; northerly wind

1

padded kimono

1

drowsily; nodding off

1

visitor; caller

10

good evening

2

late at night; at a late hour

4

kami celebrated at the beginning of New Year (usu. to pray for a good harvest); goddess of (lucky) directions

4