jpdb beta

teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)

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silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet

2

oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

2

advanced age; senility

1

to age; to become old

1

to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)

1

change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality

1

to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

2

to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

7

crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)

1

advanced age; old age

1

one of the six administrators of a Zen temple who substitutes for the chief priest

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going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people

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equanimity; upeksa; upekkha

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self-introduction

1

chief priest of temple

1

to rank next to; to come after

1

practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice

1

chief executive

1

holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)

2

by all means; at all costs; absolutely

1

cooperation; collaboration

1

to see; to look; to watch; to try to

1

someone's looks and personal appearance

1

to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour

3

how old?; what age?

1

youth

2

kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair

1

depiction; description; portrayal

2

homa-mandala (fire altar)

3

several people

1

sutra chanting

1

like this; this sort; this way

3

like this; in this way; as you see

1

shudder; shiver; trembling with fear

2

thank you

1

pomade; balm; perfumed oil

1

to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

3

homa stick; stick on which prayers are written, then ritually burnt before an idol to ask for blessings

1

to throw on the fire; to burn

1

sparks

2

all members; whole army

1

sutra; Buddhist scriptures

1

to recite; to chant; to read aloud

1

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

6

to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)

1

to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply

1

hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces

1

to ask a question; to ask questions

5

prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism

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