jpdb beta

himself; yourself; herself

5

to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...

4

winning a war; victory

6

prayer (for something); supplication

1

virtue and influence; virtue and authority

1

prayer and austerities

1

mortality

2

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

1

to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge

4

I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

7

fateful; decisive (e.g. war)

2

net; netting; web

7

Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō

16

spring; fountain

1

spring; fountain

2

counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)

14

valley

5

mere; only; just; slight

2

one building (hall, temple, shrine, room); same room; same place; same building

1

temple kitchen; monastery kitchen; quarters of a head priest (and his family)

6

all that one has; all that there is; the whole

1

stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled

3

olden days; former

10

Houjou Nagatoki

1

fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

9

to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

8

to build; to construct

1

taste for the simple and quiet; rustic simplicity; austere refinement; enjoyment of a quiet life

1

room for zazen meditation; room for Buddhist practices; Zen monk's quarters; head priest (of a Zen temple)

1

opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

14

morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly

3

crow (Corvus spp.); raven

1

crow (Corvus spp.); raven

1

to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp

1

dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree

1

winter crow

1

drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene

3

old tree

1

barren trees in winter

1

main temple gate; temple

13

in addition; besides

1

to beat the hell out of

1

ahead; before; ago

2

family name; lineage; birth; clan

5

labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work

3

to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for

2

making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)

2

a number of days

1

surely

2

journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling

1