jpdb beta

Jishō era (1177.8.4-1181.7.14); Chishō era

1

source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root

5

Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)

1

Southern Court (of Japan; 1336-1392); Southern Dynasty; Southern Dynasties (of China; 420-589)

1

(imperial) reign; period

1

(imperial) reign; period

2

new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)

3

babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper

7

between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis

1

Chiba (city, prefecture)

1

Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people

2

one party; one faction; one clique

1

to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed

1

beyond this point; from now on; after this

1

enshrinement hall (of a buddha); temple; cathedral (esp. Catholic)

6

one house; one roof

1

dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)

2

all that one has; all that there is; the whole

2

golden dragon

1

expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.

1

historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site

1

flood; flooding

6

earnestly; immediately; exactly

3

right beside; close to; nearby

1

China

1

lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily

1

tall tree; forest tree; arbor; arbour

2

axe; ax; hatchet

17

mysterious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; monster that has taken the form of a bird

1

cone; corn

2

to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)

5

grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching

4

repair; mending

1

Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny

2

thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts

1

bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

4

to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)

1

to pick at; to peck at

1

roof leak

1

sacred light

1

to leak; to run out

1

attic; loft

2

day of month; counter for days

2

empty space; empty sky

2

lateness; tardiness; arriving late

1

district; section; sector

1

depravity; corruption; degradation

1

vajra (indestructible substance); diamond; adamantine; thunderbolt; Indra's weapon; Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth

2

strength; power; proficiency; ability

5

fuel consumption; gas mileage

1