jpdb beta

candlestick; candlestand

1

miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors (in Okinawa)

1

the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass

1

principal object of worship (at a Buddhist temple); principal image; idol; icon; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter

1

Zaougongen

3

pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing

4

trident vajra

1

mallet; pestle; pounder

1

to make symbolic signs (gestures) with the fingers

5

to square one's shoulders (in order to intimidate)

1

monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)

5

colonnade; row of columns

1

elderly priest

7

distinction

1

fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed

1

favorite pupil; favourite pupil; teacher's pet

1

impressive; striking; memorable; impactful

1

sanpaku eyes (eyes with visible white between the iris and the lower eyelid)

3

unruly (e.g. of a child); unyielding; disobedient; strong-willed

1

to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

1

shortish; rather short; somewhat short

1

all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere

1

to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip

3

age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)

1

severe; harsh; rigorous; trenchant; scathing; sharp

1

mountain range; mountain system

1

day and night; around the clock; always; constantly

1

adult; grown-up

4

plane tree (esp. the Oriental plane, Platanus orientalis); hemp overgarment worn by Shugendō practitioners

1

three-strand harness or sash decorated with pom-poms (worn by Shugendō practitioners)

3

khakkhara (staff topped with metal rings traditionally carried by monks); pewter staff

30

rosary; string of prayer beads

1

there; that way; you

2

looking upon (someone) as an enemy; regarding as an enemy; being hostile toward

2

learned priest pursuing his studies

1

if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)

3

haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous

1

goat

1

eyebrow

1

evening

162

aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

2

exorcism; putting a deadly curse on; cursing to death

5

in camp; at the front

10

sincere; honest; faithful

1

to have an idea; to have a clue

1

Kiyokawa Hachirou (1830.11.24-1863.5.30)

9

letter of introduction

4

to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil

2

loyalty to the Emperor (especially during the late Edo period movement to overthrow the shogunate)

1

kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)

2