jpdb beta

way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system

1

at that time; that time

1

cold; short; curt; blunt

4

teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)

1

each and every person (saying); one and all; unanimously; in unison; separately; individually

3

as is habit; the way life normally is

1

honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion

1

Tsuda

1

yew plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)

1

Hiro; Hilo

1

fluent (in a language); flowing

2

although; though; despite the fact that ...

5

warrior; soldier; samurai; government official serving the imperial court during the Nara period

9

clan; family

1

dignitaries; very important persons; luminaries; big shots; VIPs

1

Soganoumako

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row house built on top of a castle wall; row houses surrounding a main residence; having great knowledge about Buddhism; Vaisravana (one of the Four Heavenly Kings)

4

introduction (from abroad); transmission (through successive generations); being handed down (from generation to generation); being passed down

1

concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...

1

walking encyclopedia; walking dictionary

1

uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual

1

very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...

8

to be fated; to be linked by fate

5

(coin) purse with a metal clasp

1

Japanese umbrella

3

to flub (one's lines); to be flustered; to be confused; to bungle; to mess up

1

fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine); omikuji

1

elaborate; delicate; exquisite

1

fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)

2

Shinto priest; chief priest (of a Shinto shrine); Welsh onion

1

according to (someone)

1

for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages

1

key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style

1

inflow; influx

1

to learn by hearsay

1

how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name

1

to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry

2

to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over

6

exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular

1

heavenly gods

2

gods of the land; earthly deities

2

by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn

1

(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady

6

earthworm; worm

7

sizzling (of cooking meat, fish, etc.); frizzling

6

omen; fortune; effect (e.g. of prayers; as the result of intense training); efficacy

1

steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)

1

to cause laughter; to extract a smile

1

charcoal making; charcoal maker; charcoal-roasted; charcoal-grilled

15

matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman

3