jpdb beta

vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude

2

obscene; indecent; lewd; bawdy; loose; improper

1

sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest

1

priest; monk; bonze

4

silly monk; foolish monk; I; me

3

fellow student

2

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

9

south district

1

Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral

1

day and night; around the clock; always; constantly

2

prayer; supplication

1

self-examination; reflection

1

to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing

2

poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious

1

temple (Buddhist)

22

namely; that is (to say); in other words

1

Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion

5

pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth

1

image; figure; figure; form; image

5

moon; month

4

this temple

1

sacred image; icon

1

thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery

1

the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous

2

to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe

1

but; however; although

19

until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

2

precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred

1

treasure; treasured item; prized possession

1

to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)

1

to dissolve; to melt

2

small talk; chat; gossip

3

tone (of voice); manner of talking

1

single; solo; solitary; just one; only one

1

surely; certainly

1

body and soul; mind and body

1

to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice

3

help; aid; assistance

1

every morning

2

(feather) duster; dusting

1

to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of

1

sutra

1

bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory

1

right side; right-hand side

4

every night

2

Kannon (Bodhisattva); Kwannon; Goddess of Mercy; Bodhisattva of Compassion; Guan Yin; Kuan Yin

2

to cense; to burn incense

3

to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on

3

to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)

1

ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility

1