jpdb beta

to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)

3

something; some kind of; for some reason

4

grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering

1

relativity; relative

4

middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe

2

yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?

1

ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave

1

row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows

2

good; goodness; right; virtue

1

up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right

3

nine-character charm chanted with ritual gestures to ward off evil (esp. by mountain ascetics and adherents of Esoteric Buddhism)

2

(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy

1

Chen (ancient Chinese state, approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; Chen dynasty (China, 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty

1

the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance

1

-like

1

(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

1

Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

3

abolish Buddhism, destroy Shākyamuni (slogan of anti-Buddhist movement at the beginning of the Meiji era)

1

exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement

1

to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert

2

syncretism of Shinto and Buddhism

1

traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse

1

tendency; trend; inclination

1

Kaga Shrine

1

temple; monk

1

Buddhist temple within a Shinto shrine; temple attached to a shrine

1

back side; back end; posterior; rear

1

joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem

1

spell; charm; incantation; magic word

1

to bite into; to sink one's teeth into

1

(vocal) volume

2

to begin (emphatically); to launch; to embark on

3

polite; respectful; reverent

3

obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted

5

to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way

5

to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up

1

offering; sacrifice

2

to throw away

1

after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)

1

exaggerated; overblown; pretentious

1

book; volume

3

copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy

3

very young; little; childish; immature

2

tribute

1

marriage proposal; courtship

1

marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse

1

shall; should; must

2

picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)

7

frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health

1

infant; baby; little child

1