jpdb beta

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

2

light; lamp; torch

1

silently; hushed; in a still manner

1

transcendency; detachment

1

time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance

1

formal

2

to lie down; to throw oneself down

1

to straighten oneself

1

nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown

1

posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance

1

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

1

bee; wasp; hornet

1

darkness; the dark

1

nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)

1

brain; brains; mind

2

to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last

1

sphere; circle; range; category

1

we

1

to some extent; to a certain extent

1

among the mountains

2

fusuma; Japanese sliding screen

1

guarantee; security; assurance; pledge

1

sitting together; the same theater (theatre); involvement; entanglement

1

bearing in mind

1

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

1

outdoors; outside

2

patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice

1

Buddhist temple

1

corner; nook

1

weather; fair weather; fine weather

1

garden; park

1

bodhi; enlightenment; happiness in the next world

1

under a tree

1

meditation; contemplation

3

to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge

1

spiritual world; mental world

1

children; juvenile

1

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

1

guard; watchman

1

to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)

1

to stay indoors; to be confined indoors

1

silent prayer

1

equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements

1

sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again

2

difficult problem or question

1

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

1

bringing; taking; carrying

1

to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

2

aroma; fragrance; scent; smell

1

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

3