古寺巡礼 – Vocabulary list

醍だい醐ご

ghee (held to be the greatest of all flavours); (fig.) the ultimate truth of Buddhism; (fig.) nirvana

1

五ご大だい

the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void); five great wisdom kings

1

原げん因いん

cause; origin; source

3

にこやか

smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful

1

丸まる々まる

plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly

2

画が風ふう

style of painting

1

形けい象しょう

shape; figure; image

5

専せん念ねん

absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)

1

分ぶん化か

specialization; specialisation; differentiation

2

細さい

detail; details

1

観かん照しょう

contemplation; meditation; (objective) observation

1

河かわ成なり

Kawanari

1

前ぜん半はん期き

the first half-year; first half of the year

1

大たい成せい者しゃ

person who achieves perfection; person who perfects (e.g. a theory)

1

裏うら面めん

back (side); reverse; B side (of a record); secret levels; hidden levels

1

局きょく限げん

limit; localize; localise

1

卓たく上じょう

desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech

1

ガラス張ばり

glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy

1

一いっ尺しゃく

approx. 30 cm

2

五ご分ぶ

half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing

1

七く寸つ五わ分だ

Kutsuwada

1

荒あらい

rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless

1

麻あさ布ぬの

hemp cloth; linen

2

豊ほう頬きょう

plump cheeks; attractive cheeks

1

絢けん爛らん

gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery

1

緻ち密みつ

fine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate; precise; accurate; careful

1

纏まとい

battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)

1

束そく髪はつ

hairstyle introduced in the Meiji era consisting in a bun or chignon tied at the back of the head

2

精せい神しんの美び

mental charm; moral beauty

1

媚こび

flattery; cajolery; flirtation

1

可か愛わいい

cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike

2

崇すう敬けい

reverence

1

美び人じん画が

portrait of a beautiful woman (esp. ukiyo-e); bijin-ga

1

非ひの打うちどころのない

impeccable; unimpeachable; cannot be faulted; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless

1

肖しょう像ぞう画が

portrait

2

忍しのばせる

to conceal; to hide

1

貴き婦ふ人じん

lady; noblewoman

3

全ぜん面めん

whole surface; entire

1

インテリジェント

intelligent

1

結ゆう

to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten

1

模も様よう

pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model

4

なだらか

gently sloping; gentle; gradual; smooth (process); gentle (e.g. tone of voice); slow (e.g. growth)

4

着きこなす

to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly

1

耽たん美び

aestheticism; pursuit of beauty; obsession with beautiful things

1

盛せい期き

prosperous period

2

清さや

clearly; brightly; cleanly; purely

3

優まさる

to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate

1

絵え巻まき

picture scroll

2

水すい彩さい

watercolor painting

1

ただす

to ask (about); to inquire; to enquire; to question; to make sure of

1

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Vocabulary list: 古寺巡礼