jpdb beta

maple (tree); red leaves (of autumn); autumn colors; layered colors in garments, resembling autumn colors; venison

4

penalty; sentence; punishment

2

to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish

2

yessir; yes, sir

2

end (of a street, hallway, etc.)

2

dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull

2

joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome

2

hey; yo; hi; yessir; understood

2

cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection

2

drying a futon (by hanging it outside in the sun)

4

feather; plume; plumage; down

2

down quilt; feather quilt; feather duvet; eiderdown

2

to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself

2

beating a futon (to remove dust and air it out); futon beater; carpet beater

2

to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds

2

fibre; fiber

2

vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover

4

washing (a kimono, futon, etc.) without taking it apart; laundering whole; washing (something) in its entirety; washing thoroughly

2

full swing

2

to beat; to batter; to pummel

2

(rolling) along; (rolling) over and over; with a bright, ringing sound (e.g. of a bell); (laughing) in a bright, high-pitched tone; (changing) frequently (of opinions, conversation topic, etc.); constantly; (losing) all too easily

2

entrance; front door

2

content-free chat; idle gossip; watercooler talk

2

to trace back to (the origins of something)

2

to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite

2

anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death

4

death anniversary; anniversary of a person's death

2

second son

2

Buddhist (household) altar

2

mother; wife

2

Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray

6

offering

2

dish of vegetables, konnyaku, etc. simmered in soy sauce and water until the liquid is almost gone

6

glutinous rice steamed with red beans or some other ingredient; (arch.) trickery; (arch.) deception

2

to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe

2

to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together

2

tasting; sampling

4

smoothly; swiftly

2

casual income; extraordinary revenue; incidental income; nonrecurring income; perquisite

2

to cheat (someone out of); to swindle; to wangle; to wheedle; to get

2

shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes); shitake

2

carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)

2

great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo

2

kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae

2

2nd day of the month; two days

2

moderation; standard

2

to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose

2

change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest; (arch.) mental derangement; (arch.) madness; (arch.) insanity

2

indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless

2

purse; change purse; wallet

2