jpdb beta

kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself

1

to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)

1

surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality

6

admirable; laudable

1

to finger; to roll between the thumb and the fingers

1

funeral

4

clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.

4

dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)

2

people attending a funeral or offering condolences

1

conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly

1

commotion; stir

1

good and bad fortune, and weal and woe

2

inlet; bay

2

capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace

2

white kimono

1

pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth

1

plain wood; unfinished woodwork

1

to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)

1

to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around

1

from (this, here, etc.); since (this)

1

the late; the deceased

11

prayer; supplication

1

splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

10

physique; bodily build

2

at the same time; at a time; at one time; simultaneously

4

nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)

1

Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan

1

torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour

2

Namu Amida Butsu; Hail Amitabha Buddha; Homage to Amida Buddha; prayer for rebirth in Sukhavati, the Pure Land of Amitabha

2

Lotus Sutra

1

more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage

6

to raise one's voice

1

among these; between these; of these; in here; in this

2

to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you

1

picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)

2

lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation

1

guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation

3

heap; pile; stack; full measure

1

under one's eyes; below one's eyes

1

vigorous; cheerful; assertive

1

a throw; a fall

1

battle cry; war cry

1

rather than

3

more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others

1

to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry

1

given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this

8

tallness; tall person

1

boy; kid; child

1

to jostle; to crowd; to haggle

1

to do together

1