jpdb beta

guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter

2

dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction

1

to relax; to feel at home

3

to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto

1

to sit in a row; to be arrayed

1

Lindera umbellata (species of spicebush); toothpick; natural wooden chopsticks (tea ceremony); black characters; black text

4

dried candies; dried confectionary; cookies

5

freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)

1

sharing a meal

1

a great variety of; diversity

1

fresh Japanese sweets (usu. containing red bean paste); fresh Western sweets (usu. containing cream or fruit, e.g. sponge cake, pie)

2

dried persimmons

1

to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size

1

type of soft Japanese confectionery made with rice flour (somewhat similar to Turkish delight)

1

autumn-leaf viewing; fall-leaf viewing

1

to name; to call; to christen; to term

2

interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)

1

shame; disgrace

1

clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning

1

binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term

4

rib; rib cage

1

physical strength

1

affirmative

1

frown; scowl; grimace

1

certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly

1

to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen

1

to flutter in the wind; to wave in the wind

1

to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain

2

clear autumn sky

1

to become rustic; to be countrified

1

thatched hut

5

moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)

1

outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs

1

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

2

joke; playfulness; kidding around

1

to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in

2

school badge; school emblem; school insignia

1

Kira

1

printing

1

Mino paper (var. of Japanese paper)

1

naturally growing tree; tree that does not grow in a tree plantation

2

chamfering; beveling; bevelling; rounding the edges (of a vegetable); trimming the corners

1

straight grain; quartersawn grain

1

Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)

2

prism; polygonal (esp. square) pillar; bamboo

1

moderate; proper; just right

2

bark (of a tree)

1

element; chemical element; (classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire); (arch.) origin; (arch.) source

1

periodic table

1

eyepiece; ocular lens

1