jpdb beta

shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early

1

well

4

Italy

5

daddy; father; husband

1

Katsube Shrine

1

fire festival (often celebrating the absence of fires); New Year's ritual at Izumo Shrine; festival involving fire dedicated to the gods

10

torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight

7

Asian hazel (Corylus heterophylla var. thunbergii); Siberian hazel

1

to get scarce; to run short

1

substitution

1

carrying out of rules; enforcing the law; execution; practice of Buddhism; Buddhist training

2

look to (for help); look up to; reverence

1

morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)

1

's house; 's home

1

existence; possession; having; limited company

4

temple; monk

2

every house

2

soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy

4

quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge

1

paper bag

1

bringing; taking; carrying

1

to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

14

arable land

2

Wakayama (city, prefecture)

1

near; nearby; not far off

1

Kimiidera

1

eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days

4

youth; young person

1

white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson

1

hollow; cavity; hole; cave

1

Buddha; Buddhism

2

to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear

1

main temple building; nave

1

brink; outer edge

1

corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)

1

history

1

nine; 9

31

number one

2

Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)

4

Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry

7

temple dedicated to Kannon

1

Buddhist service (e.g. memorial service)

2

oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)

3

Shuuji

1

double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n

1

child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)

5

rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous

2

writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word

2

under the floor

1

to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw

1