死者の書 – Vocabulary list

夕ゆう雲ぐも

early evening cloud; clouds at sunset

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十じゅう三さん

thirteen; 13; king (playing card)

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うるわしい

beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful

1

兆ちょう

10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication

1

展てん

exhibition; exhibit

1

苦くるしい

painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

3

挨あい拶さつ

greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge

2

くわしい

detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

1

過すぎ行ゆく

to pass; to go past

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目めを閉とじる

to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last

1

収おさめる

to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)

1

将しょう

commander; general; leader

1

はためく

to flutter (e.g. a flag)

1

宵よい闇やみ

dusk; twilight

1

手て入いれ

care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown

2

灯とう台だい

lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it

2

借かりる

to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire

2

煌こう々こう

brilliant; bright; dazzling

1

こうこう

so and so; such and such

1

設せつ備び

equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements

1

安やすらか

peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful

3

今こ宵よい

this evening; tonight

2

暖あたたか

warm; mild; genial

1

帷い帳ちょう

curtain

4

周しゅう

Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits

2

魍もう魎りょう

all kinds of spirits and goblins

1

渦うず

whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom

1

ぼうと

insurgent; rioter; mob

1

張はり渡わたす

to string along (of rope, etc.)

1

たのもしい

reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising

1

深ふかめる

to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

1

ひととき

a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period

1

すやすや

(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly

1

寝ね息いき

breathing of a sleeping person

1

たとえば

for example; for instance; e.g.

1

輪わ

ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)

4

円まるい

round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm

1

上うえへ上うえへ

higher and higher

2

月げつ輪りん

(full) moon; moon when it's round

3

隙すき間ま風かぜ

draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons

1

ぽうっと

shrill whistling sound; reddening or brightening slightly; rush of blood to the head

1

畳たたまる

to be folded (up)

1

光こう明みょう

bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion

2

夜よ空ぞら

night sky

1

つた

ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)

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耳みみをすます

to listen carefully; to strain one's ears

1

ひたと

close to; directly (e.g. staring); suddenly (e.g. stopping)

1

何い時つまで

how long?; till when?

3

戦せん

war; battle; match; game; competition

1

きが

daily life; daily living; waking up and going to sleep

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Vocabulary list: 死者の書