jpdb beta

tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko

3

before long

1

question; query

2

one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission

1

Christmas

2

Santa Claus

1

to leave behind

1

difference; discrepancy; variation

4

second-year student; biennial

5

around the world; throughout the world

1

death; the late; the deceased

1

servant; menial

1

compared to

2

(my) wife; inside the home; one's family

1

the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult

1

grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

4

just one person; only one

3

older brother

7

four people

1

(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances

4

age; years

2

playmate; companion; friend to play with

3

should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

13

My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely

1

Children's Day (national holiday; May 5)

1

man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend

1

unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient

2

dead

1

at the very least; at the very most; as a bare minimum; minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.)

1

(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)

1

princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue

2

malicious; ill-tempered; unkind

2

magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell

2

messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)

3

grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

3

extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more

1

going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease

1

busy; hectic; frantic; restless; hurried; fidgety

1

to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around

1

car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto

2

storehouse with thick (earthen) walls; godown

4

somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why

2

New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January

2

whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain

4

to be; to come; to go

3

cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do

2

New Year's Day

1

crest of a noble family

1

long-sleeved kimono

3

black ground; black cloth

1