jpdb beta

to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)

2

regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable

3

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

7

shameless; shameless person

1

plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post

7

dying; death; dead; useless; damned

3

advice; warning

2

with a friendly grin; smilingly

5

to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

15

sparse; distant (of a relationship); estranged; alienated

1

moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)

7

just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...

38

to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

1

to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

2

yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr

25

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

3

somewhere; anywhere; in some respects

5

seems; I guess

15

one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking

3

same village; same town; same province

1

Hansuke

1

mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)

2

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

8

pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing

4

parliamentarian; member of a congress

8

Mr (junior); master; boy

13

different person; another person; someone else; changed man

1

Zen studies; Zen practice

6

kit

2

success; hit

8

to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)

3

to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade

3

uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

8

to take out; to drag out

2

Kamakura (city)

1

Satori; folklore monster that can read minds

2

temple (Buddhist)

5

Souen

4

preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)

8

damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very

2

to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for

1

preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)

3

to visit; (arch.) (original meaning) to make a noise

1

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

16

dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)

1

expert(ise); skill; dexterity

1

United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)

1

monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)

2

and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time

2

orator; eloquent speaker; accomplished orator

2