jpdb beta

cicada; locust; small-sized pulley

1

first; new

5

to pass (of time); to elapse

4

kaya (Torreya nucifera); Japanese nutmeg tree

1

counter for temples

5

grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching

1

high; high school

4

garden lantern; hanging lantern

1

praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)

1

stable; barn

1

delicious; appetizing; appetising

2

religious mendicancy; asking for alms; monk's begging; going with one's bowl to the meditation hall at mealtime (in a Zen temple)

2

monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)

2

middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

2

middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

1

kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes

2

to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)

4

to go around

8

a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a

5

staff with plaited paper streamers

1

wall; fence

2

shoulder

4

wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper

3

something wrapped in a furoshiki

1

street vendor; peddler

1

et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth

9

(nth) power; counter for vehicles; multiplication; Buddha's teachings

3

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

5

koma shape; five-sided shape in the form of a koma (shogi game piece)

1

small; fine; detailed; stingy

1

hyperactivity (of a child)

1

white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd

2

daytime; position of the Sun

2

to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink

5

Bhaisajyaguru; Pindola; The Healing Buddha

1

to translate; to interpret

5

wild goose; glans; head of a penis

3

evening; dusk; twilight

1

to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

3

big river

1

bamboo grove

2

to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious

1

Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)

5

(on the) bridge

4

tenet; dogma

3

passer-by; traveler; traveller

2

constant (stream of traffic); incessant

1

railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations

1

tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den

2

serving tea; tea server

1