jpdb beta

rebirth in paradise; peaceful death

1

to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss

1

lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful

1

noble (birth); royal; august; exalted; high-born; of high rank

1

one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)

1

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

1

to serve; to build as commanded

1

oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally

4

spiritual awakening; resolution

2

to be touching; to be moving

2

Deva gate; temple gate guarded by fierce Deva Kings; temple gate of the Nio

1

address to the gods; type of song which spread from mountain hermits to the laity during the Kamakura era

18

talk; recital; narration; topic

13

tall (of a person)

1

wearing one's hair knotted in the back

2

jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

1

moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)

1

to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)

1

cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)

1

under one's arm; (in) the armpit

1

Cakraratna; wheel-shaped treasure possessed by the ideal universal ruler, carried in front of him during excursions to allow easy passage

1

loop-shaped monk's stole

1

khakkhara (staff topped with metal rings traditionally carried by monks); pewter staff

1

boasting; bragging; big talk; conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell

5

shellfish; seashell; shell

5

omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing

1

moral sense

3

one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable

3

even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage

2

irresistibly; suddenly; to be turned on; to be horny

1

to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head

1

tragic but brave; heroic; grim

3

samurai; warrior

3

to shake out; to draw a check (bill, draft, etc.); to issue (e.g. money order); to infuse (e.g. in hot water)

1

present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)

1

Soga

1

loyal retainer

1

to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to reconciliate (with); to make peace (with)

1

reason; cause; history; origin

3

yamabushi; practitioner of Shugendō; itinerant Buddhist monk

5

a narrative

1

pity; sorrow; grief; misery

3

aspiration for Buddhahood

1

as a matter of fact; to tell the truth

1

to show signs; to have symptoms; to give indications (of); to bud; to germinate; to sprout

1

everywhere; all over; throughout

2

one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish

1

inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to

2

clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress

4

violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement

1