jpdb beta

ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound

10

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

27

close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth

8

ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price

78

sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop

8

to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee

1

to dance; to perform dance steps

9

to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn

9

to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)

21

second slash; second cut

1

(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit

3

teacher and student

6

both; together; jointly; simultaneously

1

mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted

9

obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent

2

four corners; four ordinal directions

6

fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)

2

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

1

corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner

27

homa; Buddhist rite of burning wooden sticks to ask a deity for blessings

1

to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)

4

Mt. Hiei (in Kyoto)

3

branch temple

1

standing for; advocating; championing; professing (to be)

3

title; heading; topic; subject; Nichiren chant

1

nembutsu; nianfo; the three-word invocation "Namu Amida Butsu" dedicated to the Amitabha Buddha; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)

1

prayer and austerities

1

extensive; open; vast; vague; hazy; indistinct

1

red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist

16

lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily

10

floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star

1

long and narrow

22

shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace

134

with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning

19

graceful; willowy; lissome; soft and tender

3

bisection

9

short break; breather

1

lime; quicklime; caustic lime

1

ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars

1

the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there

16

square

10

(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier

205

four (long cylindrical things)

25

white line; linea alba

2

largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger

11

hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron

31

representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative

24

to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)

34

reality

5

detailed and accurate; exhaustive and precise; meticulous; finely detailed

11