jpdb beta

closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe

2

towel

2

(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift

1

of course; certainly; naturally

21

slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably

16

with a grin

3

briskly; energetically; livelily; efficiently; crisply; vigorously

1

bow; bowing

1

sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor

2

first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

5

and then; after that

1

to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)

12

(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness

3

to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off

4

to make tea

1

with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)

10

fragrant; aromatic

1

to run a shop; to have a shop

1

smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume

1

any beech tree of genus Castanopsis; chinquapin; chinkapin

1

tea plantation; tea shop

1

to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in

5

bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects

4

(Japanese) rice cracker; senbei

17

(written) explanation; explanatory label (e.g. in a museum); information sign (e.g. at a tourist spot); instructions (e.g. for a product)

1

custom-made product; own-brand product

1

popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character

8

Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)

11

granulated sugar; brown sugar

11

konpeitō; small coloured sugar candy covered with tiny bulges

2

use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation

3

white background; blank; (arch.) female virgin

1

to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread

3

washi; Japanese paper

2

to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay

1

to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

3

glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling

6

here and there; in places

1

to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve

2

shredded dried plum; plum pulp

1

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

1

to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak

1

walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)

1

faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate

1

sweet and sour; bittersweet (feeling)

3

item; article; dish; course; finest item

4

crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid

5

quantitative

1

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

3

hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable

1