jpdb beta

divine protection; divine blessing; blessed; fortunate; monetary offering (to a temple or shrine); form of Edo period business tax

2

expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)

9

season (in nature, sports, etc.); seasonal word or phrase (in haiku); year

6

(arch.) I; (arch.) me; (person having) thin or shaved eyebrows; affectionate suffix for names of young men or pets

7

bright person; talented student; prodigy

9

you (plural); all of you; you all

2

trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; kid stuff; puerile trick

2

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

2

wide knowledge and versatile talents

1

skilled in writing

1

farsightedness; insight

1

(moral) conduct; behaviour; behavior; deportment

1

rectitude

1

slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)

1

love of learning

1

fable; allegory

4

Sakyamuni (sage of the Sakyas)

2

simile; metaphor; allegory; parable

5

perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say

1

preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence

1

figure of speech; rhetorical flourish

1

author; writer; novelist; artist

2

Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha

1

writer; novelist

1

user; consumer; employer

1

The Four Noble Truths

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the twelve nidanas (continuum of twelve phases that lead to suffering)

2

first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy

1

avatamsa (flower adornment, as a metaphor for becoming a buddha); Avatamska sutra; Kegon (sect of Buddhism)

2

shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star

1

to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out

1

story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

2

to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other

1

extent; scope; sphere; range; span

1

head; brains; intellect; understanding

1

poet

2

great majority

1

posterity; future generations

1

intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly

1

general public; the masses

1

literature

1

artifice; intrigue

2

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

1

people; populace; masses

1

certainty

1

nursing; nurse; attending; attendant; entertainer

1

topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story

1

to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish

1

Amiel

2

miserable

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