jpdb beta

mandala

4

main purpose; primary objective

1

eminent; prominent; distinguished; ringing (of metal); resonant (of a musical instrument)

3

sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister

8

rate; ratio; percentage; commission; poundage; percentage

2

complete agreement

1

opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)

1

big bargain sale

1

scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand

2

street corner

2

to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell

2

wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly

1

management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting

1

since; this person

2

easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick

1

young wife; young married woman

1

choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion

1

well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable

2

complaining; nitpicking

1

(being) about to start out; (being) about to leave; having just left; (being) on the way

1

slip of paper with a fortune-telling message; street fortune-teller

2

to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk

1

to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober

2

big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with

3

having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal

3

to pamper; to spoil

1

statement of accounts; bill

1

note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work

2

(a) day or two

1

groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of

1

former husband; late husband

1

first anniversary of a person's death

1

on the occasion of; at the time of

7

repaying a kindness; gratitude

9

(not even) a little bit; diligently; dreams

1

one's family temple; temple with one's family grave

2

Buddhist altar fittings

1

to carry in; to bring in

2

male temple employee (esp. one who does odd jobs)

2

statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image

1

sounding stone; qing; ancient Chinese chime shaped like a chevron (inverted 'v'), orig. of stone, today often metal, in Japan primarily used at Buddhist temples

2

to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish

2

to come and see (someone, something); to visit

1

see you later; goodbye; sincerely

1

doing one's duty

3

monk who attends to the principal image of a temple; Buddhist monk serving at an attached Shinto shrine

1

garden; trees and flowers in a garden

2

detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material

2

hand; hands

2

abundant (grain) crop; good harvest

1