jpdb beta

body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field

1

coffin; casket

4

to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use

5

school building; schoolhouse

1

all-night vigil over a body; wake

1

from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely

2

to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

2

indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

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will (probably); intend (to do); will

1

to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed

2

forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what

1

to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright

1

originally; by nature; from the start

1

temple; monk

1

ekayana (doctrine that only one teaching, usu. the Lotus Sutra, can lead to enlightenment)

1

counter for temples

1

Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

1

first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface

1

ruined temple; abandoned temple; temple ruins; closing a temple

1

stone-built

1

two Deva kings; guardian gods of Buddhism who stand at the entrance of a Buddhist temple

1

image; figure; figure; form; image

2

schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus

2

to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself

1

school

4

inside; within

1

after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

1

traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist

2

Oh well; yeah; good; OK

1

very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

3

to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on

2

painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable

2

counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging

8

stop; stoppage; end

1

to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass

1

to point to a direction

1

Tanizaki Jun'ichirō (1886-1965)

1

kitchen; financial situation

3

peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky

1

account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters

1

maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady

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

1

to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

2

graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)

1

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

2

live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service

1

care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation

1

to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple

2

living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood

3

to come back

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