nook vs tokonoma

nook

noun
  • A small corner formed by two walls; an alcove. 

  • A hidden or secluded spot; a secluded retreat. 

  • A recess, cove or hollow. 

  • An English unit of land area, originally ¹⁄₄ of a yardland but later 12+¹⁄₂ or 20 acres. 

  • Coordinate term: tentabulge 

  • The vagina-like genitalia of a troll, featured in Homestuck fanworks but not in canon. 

verb
  • To withdraw into a nook. 

  • To situate in a nook. 

tokonoma

noun
  • A recess in a domestic interior in which a hanging scroll and a flower arrangement is displayed 

How often have the words nook and tokonoma occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )