jpdb beta

to need; to call for; to require

1

small Zen temple built to commemorate the death of a high priest; minor temple in the grounds of a head temple

1

with a clank

4

hexagon

1

locked room; secret room

1

rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively

1

to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer

3

to become slightly sweaty; to sweat a little; to become moist with sweat

1

quick; nimble; agile; sharp; smart; clever

1

Satori; folklore monster that can read minds

1

first cockcrowing

1

to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess

2

zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)

1

authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers

1

to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up

4

fine thread

1

to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around

2

fruit bat (Pteropodidae spp.); flying fox; megabat

2

hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity

1

with a thud

2

slowly and quietly; smoothly

6

subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive

1

suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation

4

to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate

5

to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into

1

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

5

dark before dawn

1

coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate

1

silly monk; foolish monk; I; me

1

to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat

8

dawn

2

carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped

5

I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...

6

personal ornament (adorned with gemstones, and usu. worn by the nobility in ancient India or adorning Buddhist statues); necklace; diadem; moulded decoration hanging from the edges of a Buddhist canopy, gables, etc.

12

still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less

3

to congratulate

4

to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over

1

to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)

1

to stoop; to bend over

3

irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going

2

first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank

3

tosa (dog breed); Shikoku (dog breed)

1

decoration; ornament; trimmings

2

metal washer

1

to hang down; to dangle

1

bell (often globular)

5

bronze

6

straight; upright; erect

1

about the middle

2

to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug

5