jpdb beta

harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement

3

to feel at ease

1

to penetrate; to pervade; to spread

3

grain of boiled rice

1

to slurp noisily

1

absentmindedness; preoccupation; setting one's mind at ease; ceasing to worry; (arch.) loss of one's moral sense; (arch.) straying from virtue

1

sigh; long breath

1

aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing

2

to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up

2

something out of the ordinary; variant; variety; person with an unusual character or background; unique figure; exceptional type

1

soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light

1

astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style

1

to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace

1

kelp tea; seaweed tea

2

seaweed

1

Japanese apricot; ume

1

warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment

2

premature

1

exposure; disclosure

1

slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

2

friendship; friendly relations; fellowship

2

(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy

1

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; (one's) stance; position; opinion

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