jpdb beta

servant; menial

1

writing; composition; essay; sentence

1

humming to oneself

1

to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time

1

to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

1

and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that

1

progress

1

how; in what way; I wonder

1

as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now

1

one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object

1

half a year; six months

1

(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess

2

highest-ranking blind court official; temple administrator; shrine administrator; administrator of a manor; (arch.) inspection; (arch.) inspector

1

perusing as a side business; doing in addition to one's main work; running (businesses) simultaneously; side business; job on the side

1

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

1

knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting

1

devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

1

gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step

1

temple; monk

1

layperson; layman; laywoman; country home; farmhouse; cottage

2

this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that

1

to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat

1

entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person

3

scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture

1

noted priest; celebrated priest

1

knowledge; information

1

enlightenment of the masses; leading the masses on the path of enlightenment (Buddhism)

2

to delight; to give pleasure

1

attractiveness; charm; amiability

1

to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline

1

tenets (of a religious sect); doctrines; (religious) sect; denomination; one's principles; one's tastes

1

beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time

1

ensemble (e.g. orchestra, chamber group, etc.); concert

6

koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument; zheng (Chinese zither); guzheng

2

best regards; please take care of; please do

1

number; amount

1

one or two; a few; small number

1

every direction

1

master; teacher; stable master

1

practice; training

1

eavesdropping

1

dark; gloomy; somber; depressing

2

you

1

corner; nook; recess

1

manners; behavior; behaviour

1

counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level

1

one layer; single layer; monopetalous; unlined kimono; single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold

1

koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument

2

to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

2

separate; scattered; apart

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