jpdb beta

putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may

1

the last moment; the very end

1

to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out

2

in large drops

1

without

1

runaway trip; journey of escape; flight from the world

1

to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off

1

extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)

1

to be within one's capabilities; to be easy to chew

1

to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse

1

Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital

4

peddler; pedlar; hawker

1

wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly

1

origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning

1

influence; power; might; influence (of stones)

1

fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry

1

imperial court; royal court

1

one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group

1

(political) power; authority; influence

1

at will

1

cloistered emperor; ex-emperor who has become a monk

1

belief; faith; adherence; espousal

1

role of a villain (film, drama, etc.); bad-guy role; social outcast role

1

fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility

1

trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant

2

western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon

1

Bureau of Onmyō; government office in charge of astronomical observations, divination and calendar making (under the ritsuryō system)

1

to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to

1

technique user

1

freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty

1

discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability

1

going down the road; travelling; lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller); eloping; coat worn over a woman's kimono

1

to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)

1

mountain temple

2

main temple gate; temple

1

main hall (of a Buddhist temple); main temple

2

hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room

2

old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

2

stone Buddhist image; unemotional person; taciturn person

1

dyeing black; dyed black; priest robes; priesthood; mourning dress

1

vestment; priest's robe

1

edge; angle; ridge (e.g. of a mountain)

1

honor; honour; glory; (arch.) prosperity

1

guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark

1

one's eyes; (pair of) eyes

1

sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration

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I, as a mere priest; this humble servant of Buddha

2

comprehension; knowledge

1

to have an interest (in)

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your body; your health; yourself; you

2