jpdb beta

generally; in general

1

to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

2

important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency

1

service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services

1

appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style

1

help; rescue; assistant

2

udo (plant related to ginseng, used in medicine and cooking) (Aralia cordata)

1

very unlikely to ...; showing no signs of ...

1

pleasantly smiling

1

to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at

1

Shinran (founder of the Jōdo Shinshū sect of Buddhism, 1173-1262)

3

saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake

1

source; beginning; origin

1

ascetic; pilgrim; devotee

1

Amitabha

2

Amitabha

4

to view; to contemplate

2

belief; faith; conviction

7

pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)

1

energy; military strength

2

injury; wound

1

wounded; injured

4

rule; reign; peaceful times

1

law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement

1

way of the sword; swordsmanship

4

to benefit (the world, society, etc.); to be of use to; to be of service to

1

great damage

1

defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)

1

absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme

1

means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty

4

Hades; the underworld; the other world; realm of the dead

4

milestone (1 ri apart)

1

one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common

8

god of death; death deity; Death

1

that is; namely; i.e.

1

mica; isinglass

9

nearby (one's seat); (by) one's side; Dear (Mr./Mrs.)

2

byroad; byway

2

half a ri (distance measure)

2

wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness

1

hollow; low ground; basin; pit; dip; depression

1

to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy

2

terraced fields; terraced farm

1

retreating figure; appearance from behind

2

to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

3

trifling matter; urination; urine

1

some people; a few people; several people

1

(human) life

1

expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

2

how many people; a number of people

1