jpdb beta

natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

2

at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else

1

to mediate; to intervene; to smooth

2

to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official

1

tonic; pick-me-up

1

enumeration; citation; listing

1

house hunting; searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly

1

close to the wall; alongside the wall

1

to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam

1

on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead

1

interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel

4

slowly and quietly; smoothly

4

rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)

1

staying up all night

1

exploitation; overuse; abuse

2

to dominate (usu. one's husband)

1

(small) knife; short sword; small sword

1

flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle

1

to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound

1

(a) row; line

1

in its entirety; whole; wholly

1

white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch

2

(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)

1

southwest

1

hill

2

temple (esp. large one); monastery; temple building

1

to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together

1

Shitennōji

4

Shōtoku Taishi (574CE-627CE); Prince Shōtoku

1

establishment; foundation

1

the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)

1

(religious) vow; prayer (for something by making a vow)

3

enemy of Buddhism

1

Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people

1

overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown

3

(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection

1

opportunity; chance; trigger; cause

1

origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature

1

complete seven-structured temple compound

1

bay; gulf; inlet

1

to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)

4

torii; Shinto shrine archway

1

crowd of people

1

corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)

1

five-storied pagoda

2

sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)

3

stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)

1

enshrinement hall (of a buddha); temple; cathedral (esp. Catholic)

1

beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill

1

to say; to be pleased to say

1