jpdb beta

eboshi; black-lacquered headgear (made of silk, cloth or paper) originally worn by court nobles in ancient Japan

2

white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb

2

to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of

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sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year

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to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

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to kill by burning to death

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temple (Buddhist)

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to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for

1

to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down

1

first night; first watch of the night; bridal night

1

all things must pass; all worldly things are impermanent

1

period from midnight until the early morning; around 4am

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to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

1

the law of arising and ceasing; the law of creation and destruction

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(arch.) dancing girl (end of the Heian period); prostitute; tempo in gagaku

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conviction based on flawed ideas; obstructive thought

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love; attachment; tender emotions; falling in love

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connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity

2

woman

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attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession

3

my heart

1

disorder; disturbance; unrest

10

revolt; rebellion; war

1

fickle; capricious; inconstant; changeable; whimsical

1

malignant (cancer); virulent; pernicious (anemia, anaemia)

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sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain

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carelessly; inattentively

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woman; girl

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city-bred

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lotus leaf; vulgar; wanton

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artificial hairpin with ornamental flowers; chamomile sunray (Rhodanthe anthemoides)

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dance (in kabuki); dance play

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attachment (to); tenacity of purpose

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saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension

1

to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through

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disheveled hair; unravelled hair

1

to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal

1

pull; patronage; tug; discount

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artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)

10

sutra chanting

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bardo; state (or period) of intermediate existence between one's death and rebirth (in Japan, 49 days)

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repentance; confession; penitence

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six sense organs (eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind)

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sins (which prevent entry into bliss)

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amen; hail

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Acala (Wisdom King); Acalanatha; Fudō Myōō (Myō-ō); fierce Buddhist deity

2

vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts

2

tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest

2

Hira

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south wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles

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