jpdb beta

silently; in silence

2

end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring

2

dish towel; tea towel; dishcloth

2

stock-still; motionless; frozen in place

4

pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern

2

numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters

1

public performance; exhibition in a foreign country

1

end; close; conclusion; termination

1

actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow

3

role; duty; position; part

1

upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)

1

underpopulation; low population density; depopulation

1

riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty

1

train of dress; trailing skirt; woman who doesn't work and only thinks about fashion

1

martyr

1

pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); (Buddhist) paradise; Pure Land Buddhism

1

longing; strong desire; aspiration

2

draw curtain; stage curtain

1

end of a performance

1

meandering; snaking; zigzagging

1

edge (brow) of mountain

1

trapezium; trapezoid

1

concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial

1

crosspiece (between pillars, etc.); penetrating tie beam

1

coping; top rail; top part of the upper cross-beam of a torii

3

flanking image (e.g. in a Buddha triad)

1

photosphere

1

to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of

1

counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.

1

god's majesty; god's authority; might of Heaven

1

(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention

1

reverence; awe; respect

3

four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips

1

five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)

1

(act of) drinking water; (water) drinking container; glass; peasant

1

Fushimi

1

grand shrine; famous shrine; Izumo Grand Shrine

1

light offered to a god or Buddha; votive light

24

in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of

2

color of soot (colour)

1

above and below

1

to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind

1

Noctiluca scintillans (luminescent species of dinoflagellate)

1

as (one) walks on, and on

1

long-distance race (in track and field; typically 3, 5 or 10km)

1

change in appearance; transformation

1

three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)

1

to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die

2

vague; obscure; vast; boundless

1

to change (buses, boats, etc.); to transfer (to); to possess (of a god, spirit, etc.)

2