jpdb beta

farmer; peasant; farming; the common people

21

temple; monk

1

to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate

2

thereupon; shortly thereafter

12

grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching

3

roofing; roofed with; thatching; thatched with; shingling; shingled with

1

this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately

18

zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)

2

book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter

10

strictly; severely; fully; closely; tightly

1

carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand

40

state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear

17

to pass (of time); to elapse

4

oak tree; (arch.) imperial palace guard

2

village

15

twelve; 12; queen (playing card)

2

counter for places

9

temporary manifestation of a Buddha (or bodhisattva, etc.) in the form of a Shinto kami

10

kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points

5

real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally

1

nearby (one's seat); (by) one's side; Dear (Mr./Mrs.)

1

to go downhill; to go down a slope

1

wave; ups and downs

3

on the point of vanishing

1

thin; slender; fine; unlucky

3

to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)

2

geographic features; divination based on the lay of the land

1

heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth

7

to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

6

bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

2

nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web

3

hermitage; retreat

4

simple; plain; modest

1

farmer; farming family; farmhouse

1

daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer

1

axe; ax; hatchet

2

saw; musical saw

4

tool; implement; means; furniture

1

thatched hut

33

ancient time; age of the gods

4

one's house; one's home; one's family

3

one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

12

bark (of tree)

1

board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board

5

pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.

2

log

1

small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit

1

use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation

1

wastepaper; scrap paper

1

paper

4