jpdb beta

east, west, south and north

1

each; every; all

8

ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars

4

edifice; temple; hall

1

the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there

4

large hanging paper lantern

1

light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence

8

Buddha; Buddhism

6

garden lantern; hanging lantern

5

to choose; to select

3

one by one; one at a time; in turn

1

to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic

2

gong; handbell

2

modern style; contemporary style; current fashion; verse form from the Heian and Kamakura periods consisting of 4 lines each divided into two parts of 7 and 5 syllables

4

after death

2

seeking rebirth in the Pure Land

2

religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity

4

representative; exemplary; model

1

old customs

2

to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

1

woman entertainer; prostitute

1

distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to

1

Yasuyori

7

top of a waterfall

2

transverse flute (e.g. a fife)

2

unique; distinctive; novel; different color (colour)

2

Konjaku Monogatarishū (abbr) (31-volume collection of stories written during the late Heian period); The Tale of Konjaku

3

sutra; Buddhist scriptures

2

deep mountain valleys

1

training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices

2

dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)

1

nature; property; disposition

2

nomad

1

narrowness; being cramped; being almost full

2

diagonal

2

luxury; extravagance

1

town; block; downtown; main street; street; road

13

geisha

4

prostitute; harlot

20

Buddhist name; priest's name (on entering the priesthood); posthumous Buddhist name

1

cask; barrel

1

extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious

1

top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes

2

ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only

2

materialism (in philosophy)

1

calm; composed; cool; quiet

2

injury; harm; evil influence; damage

2

transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above

1

pavilion used as the emperor's habitual residence (in Heian Palace)

1

drought; long spell (period) of dry weather

1