jpdb beta

poor and lowly

1

period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

20

now; nowadays

8

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

6

to be careful; to pay attention; to take care

3

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

19

one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future

5

to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand

1

fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously

3

fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously

4

plank of a bridge; bridge plank

4

dusk; twilight

1

bank; coast; shore

14

sick person; patient; invalid

3

old mother; aged mother

18

bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me

20

Mr.; Mrs.; Ms.

1

to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress

11

to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase

2

to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to

3

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

83

hence; for that reason

10

bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink

1

confectionery; sweets; candy; cake

2

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

5

to shed tears; to (begin to) cry

1

at times; occasionally

12

to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close

2

mother

3

most; best

15

to well up (tears, feelings, etc.)

1

unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen

9

news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter

8

to join hands (with)

1

to watch over; to watch attentively

1

because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

8

uncle

13

aunt

8

possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people

20

gambling den; gambling house

2

to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat

8

to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself

7

to employ; to hire (a servant)

3

gate in the middle of the corridor connecting an annex to a pond-side building (in traditional palatial-style architecture); central gate (between the main gate and main hall of a temple); central gate (separating the inner and outer gardens of a teahouse)

8

horses and cattle

1

hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)

6

ox carriage (for Heian era nobles); oxcart

10

cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

24

cattleman; raising cattle

3

white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb

5