jpdb beta

explanation; interpretation

3

one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances

3

daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision

5

silly monk; foolish monk; I; me

1

used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)

2

this world; this life; world of the living

18

to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant

1

Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country

4

historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend

2

exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change

1

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

16

to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize

6

polish (jewels); cultivation

6

oil peddler; lazy person

1

average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to

3

manor; villa

1

suppression; repression; subjugation

1

Saitoudousan

1

zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager

5

detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

1

no!; no no!; no, not at all

14

Buddhist teachings; Buddhism

7

legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way

3

China; Chinese

2

to dry

13

good morning

2

to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum

2

the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

3

meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club

3

Masatoshi

1

death; the late; the deceased

1

temple; temple buildings

2

monks and nuns

1

loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect

2

some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...; or; either ... or

1

return to secular life; secularization; secularisation

2

to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain

2

revolt; rebellion; war

3

edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging

2

a certain ...; some ...

1

temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room

8

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

4

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

1

to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)

11

should do; ought to do

5

France; French (language)

9

entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning

2

to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)

1

new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)

7

command; direction

1