jpdb beta

before sunset

1

endless

1

electricity; (electric) light

3

(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, string, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); piercing (e.g. with a needle); squashing (something small; e.g. an insect); breaking out (e.g. of a pimple)

1

cool and clear

1

grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime

1

24 hours; twenty-four hours

2

tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability

1

loud (of a voice)

1

(there is) no sign (of); leaving no trace; nowhere to be seen

2

access road; access route; entrance ramp (onto a highway); on-ramp; approach path

2

to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public

2

fieldwork

1

to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)

2

grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts

2

to call; to call out

1

clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain

2

large-scale

1

closing; closure; shutdown; lockout

1

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward

1

head monk in charge of the administrative section of a zendo (Zen)

2

quiet; stillness; tranquility; enlightenment; nirvana

34

unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time

1

serving customers; looking after visitors; reception

1

temple lodgings (for visiting monks or pilgrims); temple guesthouse; monk's quarters

4

turnip (Brassica rapa)

1

tsukemono (pickled vegetables)

1

(plain) hot water; boiled water

1

really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely

1

feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear

2

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

2

old age; advanced age

1

to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)

1

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

1

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

6

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

8

equanimity; upeksa; upekkha

7

(practical) business; business practice; business affairs; (actual) work

1

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

2

by all means; at all costs; absolutely

1

someone's looks and personal appearance

1

youth

2

several people; a few people

1

like this; in this way; as you see

1

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

1

sutra; Buddhist scriptures

1

to recite; to chant; to read aloud

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

I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago

2