jpdb beta

power of Buddhism

1

called; known as; that; to say

5

soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost

4

appearance of a layperson (as opposed to a Buddhist priest); unrefined appearance; vulgar style

1

thousands of years; eternity; all generations

3

womb

1

work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)

1

to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard

1

second line of a four-line Chinese poem

1

said; aforementioned

1

opinion; intention; thought

1

to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)

2

old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self

3

house; family

1

blame; censure; rebuke; reproof

1

to fear; to be afraid

1

appearance; air; condition; state; form

1

labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work

1

spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal

2

together with ...

1

house; building

2

rice granary

2

to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)

3

imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government

2

writing in large letters

1

wooden tag

1

paintings and calligraphic works

1

poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse

1

negative; minus

5

high; high school

1

load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility

1

end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all

1

vibrancy; strength; one's prime (around age 30; esp. of a man); counter for cones or sticks of moxa burned on the skin (in moxibustion)

1

(working) man; laborer

1

Maitreya (Bodhisattva); Miroku

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family tree; pedigree; genealogy

2

to carry in one's pocket; to own; to take; to carry about

3

dawn

1

(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto

2

twelfth lunar month; 12th month of the lunar calendar

1

first day of the month; the first of the month

1

jumbled; in disarray; scattered randomly about (small items)

1

to be associated (with); to be connected (with)

2

long stretch of winding beach

1

Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)

4

to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

2

one's course; one's path; one's road

1

splendor; splendour; superb view

1

moment; instant; short amount of time

1

two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

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