jpdb beta

mountain air

1

lonely; desolate; forlornness; desolation

1

lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)

1

sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination

3

place in the shade of a mountain; shelter of the mountains; mountain recess

1

paste; glue; clothing starch

1

fields (of rice and other crops)

2

seedling; young plant; rice seedling

1

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; Mount Fangzhang (said to be inhabited by immortals); Mount Fanghu

2

messy; shabby; scruffy; dirty; squalid; sordid

1

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

2

forgive me; my sincere apologies

1

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

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

7

being at home; being in

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

clever; bright; smart; intelligent

1

to keep silent

1

please

1

the preceding visitor

2

inner garden; back yard

1

genus

2

dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)

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

1

sea bream (esp. Pagrus major); porgy

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