jpdb beta

clear; distinct

1

several years; a few years

1

grain (of wood)

2

mountain road; mountain trail

1

late spring; third month of the lunar calendar

1

square jō (approx. 10 sq feet); abbot's chamber; chief priest

2

filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid

1

not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence

2

father and child; father and son; father and daughter

1

profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior

1

various temples

1

old temple

1

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.)

7

being in; being at home

1

to ask a question; to begin to ask a question

1

half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position

1

priest's garb

3

white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson

1

to keep silent

1

please

1

the preceding visitor

2

inner garden; back yard

1

genus; generic

2

dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)

1

line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style

1

silently; in silence

1

small saucepan; small pot

1

small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest

1

homecoming; return to one's home

2

occasionally; now and then; from time to time

2

family; relatives; dependents; household

4

one's family temple; temple with one's family grave

1

finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

1

sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)

1

the form of a Buddhist priest; priestly attire

1

knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes

1

warm; mild; genial

1

priest traveling as part of his training (travelling)

1

junior high school student; middle school pupil

1

deceased father; late father

1

to hear (secondhand)

1

Sakyamuni (sage of the Sakyas)

2

address; lodgings; accommodation

1

one room

1

compassion; pity

1

Jerusalem

1

Ceylon

2

green-leaved trees

1

sudden shower; sudden downpour

1

madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)

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