jpdb beta

bell (often globular)

2

to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do

2

to be silent; to say nothing

4

to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar

1

itinerant Buddhist monk; practitioner of Shugendō

4

cane; walking stick; staff; wand

3

bishop's staff; khakkhara

3

ground; earth's surface

3

ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)

1

(religious) faith; belief; creed

2

mountains

2

Buddhism

2

Shugendō; Japanese mountain asceticism incorporating Shinto and Buddhist concepts

2

mountain ascetic; practitioner of Shugendō

7

gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over

1

to begin to walk; to set out

6

turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling

1

physical work; manual labour (labor)

1

at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

1

to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry

2

proposal; proposition; suggestion

1

one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn

1

to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)

1

silence; stillness; quietness

3

bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

1

to resound; to echo; to reverberate

3

to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)

3

to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip

1

to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

1

intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation

5

to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver

5

whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")

3

to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes

1

with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)

6

to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down

2

shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!

1

opening fully; full throttle; full power

1

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

6

to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)

4

moment; second; instant

4

to chant (repeat) the name of Buddha

4

Namu Amida Butsu; Hail Amitabha Buddha; Homage to Amida Buddha; prayer for rebirth in Sukhavati, the Pure Land of Amitabha

2

time passes

4

slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)

1

to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober

4

widening (of a road); to widen (esp. a road)

1

just past noon; afternoon

1

gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove

2

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

8

thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)

3