jpdb beta

earmuffs (for protection against cold); ear warmers

1

thick cloth

1

shovel; spade; scoop

4

to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

2

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

1

covering one's head with a handkerchief, scarf, etc.; tying a cloth around one's head; feigning ignorance; shutting one's eyes (to)

1

shawl

1

dustpan

1

in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh

2

blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke

1

snowball

3

with no effort at all; easily

1

(direct) hit; hitting the mark

3

instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching

1

with a rushing sound (of rain, waves, etc.); with a whoosh (e.g. when pouring rice); in a sudden collapse; with a clatter; swarming (e.g. of insects); surging

1

just as one was told; like she (he) said

1

sheepfold

1

to become completely chilled

1

to be exhausted; to be worn out

2

sample; specimen; pattern; model; example

1

tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling

1

red-berried elder (Sambucus racemosa subsp. sieboldiana); Japanese elderberry

1

wine

2

to taste; to taste of; to have a taste

2

immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt

1

curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange

2

roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)

1

heavy snow; heavy snowfall; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)

1

the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected

1

heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour

1

in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other

1

to try all possible means

1

day after day; every day

1

getting (very) cold; becoming (much) colder; chill; cooling down (of economic activity); slowdown; decline

1

individual; specimen

8

apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety

2

zest for living; energy to live

1

poultice; cataplasm

1

(very) beginning; start

1

tenacity; endurance

1

now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns

1

retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking

1

first flower of the season or year; first flowering on a plant; first menstruation; woman who has just reached adulthood

2

sprouts; new shoots; young buds

1

today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon

2

title; caption; heading

1

geometry

4

theory; principles

4

sign; symbol; mark

2

diagram; chart

2