jpdb beta

large bottle

1

morning mist

2

condition; state (of health); appearance

3

divine protection

8

pack; horseload

2

packhorse driver

2

woodcutter; lumberjack; logger

2

woodcutter; lumberjack; logger

5

gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum

3

meeting up; gathering; assembly; set

1

eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building

9

dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)

2

according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states

1

nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing

1

kindling; small bits of scrap wood used to fuel a stove

12

screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation

1

counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging

1

this

3

door; entrance; gateway

10

if I (we, etc.) could

1

detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of

2

to go around

1

to be (doing)

6

to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim

4

... and eastward; east of

2

more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once

8

to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

3

to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve

1

farming implement; farm tools

2

silkworm (Bombyx mori)

1

(arch.) division of the night (from approx. 7pm to 5am) into five 2-hour periods; the fifth of these periods (approx. 3am to 5am)

4

to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)

6

two ken (approx. 3.6m)

1

two rooms

1

to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)

1

meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast

1

away from home; while travelling

1

shingle roof; house with a shingle roof

2

futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

10

to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit

2

abruptly (rising); slowly (rising); plump; rotund

4

to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to

10

quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance

1

grotesque; disgusting; gross

2

bitterness; bitter taste

1

hawk; falcon

2

hide; pelt; animal skin

1

sleeveless (garment); sleeveless haori

1

mustard

1

sake jar; jar containing alcohol

2