jpdb beta

earthen figure; clay figure; dogū; clay figurines from the late Jōmon period

2

curio; rare article

2

will; testament; last request

1

to send back

1

snow; snowfall

4

chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)

1

enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm

3

multi-

1

riverbank; riverside

1

to strike (gold, oil, etc.); to find (e.g. buried treasure); to dig up

1

to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept

6

villager

1

Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person

1

you; my dear; hey

2

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

1

sutra

1

successfully; nicely; (yummy) food; yum-yum

1

side; flank

1

to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize

1

reason; cause; history; origin

1

elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)

1

shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes

2

boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive

1

(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion

2

to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up

2

evening; dusk

1

Yokohama (city)

1

steamship; steamboat; steamer

1

to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble

2

contest between different schools (of fencing, etc.)

1

substitute teaching

3

(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)

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

young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy

1

set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one

1

correction; rectification; mending; repair

1

grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous

1

sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi

1

mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event

1

once in one's life; once in a lifetime

2

cost; expense

1

(kept) overnight

1

many people; a large number of people

1

so; like this; in this way

2

execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment

2

Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)

2

to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry

1

Nogi

4

suicide by the sword

3

new employee; freshman employee; new hire

1