jpdb beta

affection; love

2

old mother; aged mother

3

(an) only child

1

ration; stipend; allowance

2

rim; brim; edge; brink

2

mother and child

4

to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor

1

staying at home or indoors; living in seclusion; retirement

1

bamboo steamer; steaming basket; wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot; soba served on a small wickerwork tray; wickerwork tray (for serving soba)

1

difficulty

1

to manage; to arrange; to talk over; to dispose of

1

exceedingly; very

2

thought; thinking; contemplation; using wisdom to get to the bottom of things; focusing one's mind; deep contemplation

12

relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls

2

the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar

2

suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden

1

never; by no means; not in the least; why; what for

3

good match; suitable candidate (for marriage); good opportunity to be saved by Buddha

1

common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins

2

apostle; disciple

1

wordly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity

4

violation; transgression

2

existence; subsistence

1

to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect

3

(arch.) Mahito (highest of the eight hereditary titles); you

1

dual

1

Apocrypha (i.e. as opposed to the Biblical canon); non-Buddhist writings (esp. Confucian writings)

2

to ask the way

1

to die

1

considerably; fairly; quite

1

inconsistent; illogical; unconvincing; not thorough; indefinite; half-way

2

to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position

7

Confucianism; Confucianist; Chinese scholar

1

native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings

2

virtue

2

self-interest; selfish desire

4

divine will; providence

2

in order to

1

praise; admiration; commendation; approbation

2

lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy

4

locked room; secret room

1

for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)

2

to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise

1

benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus

2

praise; tribute; inscription (on a painting)

2

to worry; to be concerned; to grieve; to lament; to be anxious

1

Foreign Minister

2

inhuman; immoral; unreasonable; outrageous; wicked

1

heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam

2

to pull down; to automatically debit (from a bank account)

1