jpdb beta

to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

4

new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer

1

shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige

1

to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at

1

grudge; complaint; reproach

1

crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)

2

ill-natured; inconstancy

2

Toudou

1

all; entire; whole; altogether

5

sutra

1

to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance

1

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

5

grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

1

to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea

1

to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on

2

frequency of use

2

enshrinement; installation (of an image)

1

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

4

to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on

1

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

2

reconsideration

1

Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person

2

odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...

7

moat; fosse; trench; underground air-raid shelter; dugout

1

mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)

1

crow (Corvus spp.); raven

1

to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

1

monk

2

memorial service for the dead; holding a service

2

Pacific War (1941-1945)

1

closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final

1

cremation

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

1

feelings of guilt

1

acquaintance

2

to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan

1

burial

6

gravesite; tomb

1

visit to a grave

1

grandmother

1

moral support; emotional support; spiritual support

1

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

2

hence; for that reason

4

outdoor; al fresco

1

various

4

(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character

4

bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased

7

great majority

1

cavity; tooth decay; decayed tooth; dental caries

1

scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)

1