jpdb beta

palm (of one's hand)

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another day; some other day

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

to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)

2

simple diet; plain food; simple food; frugal meal

1

to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to

1

to look forward to

1

to emphasize; to attach importance to

2

taking in; bringing in; capturing (e.g. customers); attracting; confusion; bustle

2

suzerain

6

eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son

1

Genki era (1570.4.23-1573.7.28)

1

first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began

1

neutrality

1

flag; banner; ensign; emblem

1

vivid; clear; distinct

1

the first ...; primary

2

rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet

1

unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha

1

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

1

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

1

lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)

1

follower (of religion; esp. Jōdo Shinshū practitioners); believer

1

messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)

6

duchy; dukedom; principality

1

Kamakura shogunate (1185-1333)

1

lord of a manor; estate steward

1

violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism

1

farmland; rice field or paddy

1

contribution (to a temple, shrine, etc.); donation

1

exemption; exoneration; discharge

1

such

1

spread; span; expanse; extent

1

private; personal

1

(head priest of) temple formerly led by founder of sect; temple in which resided a member of nobility or imperial family; (head priest of) Honganji (temple in Kyoto)

5

alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)

2

chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)

1

parent-child relationship

2

adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law

1

legal fiction

1

Oouchi Yoshinaga

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Bungo (former province located in present-day Ōita Prefecture)

2

one's twenties

1

Yoshiaki

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Oouchi Yoshitaka

1

to beg; to ask; to request; to invite

1

Yoshitaka

1

biological child; one's own child

1

betrothal; wedding; marriage into a family; adoption

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absolutely necessary

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