jpdb beta

contemplation; meditation

1

professor; teaching; instruction

6

fluent (in a language); flowing

1

personal opinion

1

to state; to express; to mention

3

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

25

point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site

2

Kamakura (city)

4

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

4

disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot

4

root; basis; foundation

1

sense of the vanity of life; perception of the evanescence of life

6

religious; spiritual

1

background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)

3

to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated

2

prefix for forming ordinal numbers

11

more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage

4

fifty; 50

5

108; one hundred and eight; the number of kleshas, worldly thoughts and passions; the sum of 12 months, 24 seasons of the solar year, and 72 'climates' of one year

1

at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally

1

to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on

4

to engrave in one's heart; (lit.) to inscribe on one's liver

1

repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud

2

conceptual; ideational; notional; theoretical; academic

1

to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

4

Nanbokuchō period (of Japan; 1336-1392); period of the Northern and Southern courts; period of the Northern and Southern dynasties (of China; 5th-6th c.)

1

up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...

1

period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)

5

many; numerous; various; large number of

3

reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)

1

to be a background factor; to be an underlying reason

1

to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)

2

top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical

3

sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing

6

grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)

2

notice; attention; observation

4

to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)

1

breath; breathing; tone; mood

7

dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all

2

intimidating air; sense of intimidation

1

mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box

1

rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning

2

to be at a loss for words

1

by the window

3

to look away; to avert one's eyes

5

cloud of dust; sandstorm

1

semi-transparent; translucent

1

since some time or another; since who-knows-when

1

raindrop

2

rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

6