jpdb beta

shoe box; shoe shelf

1

wood carving; woodcraft

1

bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)

1

dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined

1

pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness

5

confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter

1

precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right

4

advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint

2

selection; choice; option

1

to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

1

young person

1

tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous

1

guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation

1

interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance

3

Japanese-style room

2

furniture

1

first sunrise of the year; sunrise on New Year's Day

1

sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string

1

longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long

1

washi; Japanese paper

1

to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)

1

corner; nook

2

zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)

5

to pile up; to accumulate

1

first calligraphy of the year

3

winter vacation; winter holidays

1

homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question

1

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

1

to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous

1

supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super

1

bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water

2

shelled skinless peanuts prepared in butter

2

to make tea

1

hooded sweatshirt; hoodie; hoody; hooded jacket; parka; anorak

1

pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in

1

to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes

1

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...

6

to lie down (and rest)

1

sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus

1

to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

3

natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

2

several minutes; a few minutes

1

falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off

1

to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

1

sleepy; drowsy; somnolent

2

narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

1

to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up

2

green tea; Japanese tea

2

plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

1

to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

1