jpdb beta

on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)

1

imprisonment; captive; prisoner

4

brittle; fragile; easily cracked; perishable

1

adverse circumstances; adversity

5

thanks; gratitude

2

poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress

1

Kōji era (1555.10.23-1558.2.28)

1

civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict

1

in the fire; in the flames; (arch.) burning (something)

1

Yaheiji

1

earthenware pot (used as a decanter); jar; jug

1

dark horse (candidate)

1

hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

4

several years; a few years

1

hibernation; staying home or in place

4

penmanship; calligraphy

1

how long?; till when?

1

one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)

1

travels; pilgrimage; itinerancy

1

tactician; strategist

1

fortress

1

viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...

3

western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon

1

China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)

4

... and westward; west of

1

culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

5

importation; ingression; migration; transfection

1

book title; heading; topic; subject; Nichiren Buddhist chant

1

knowledge; information

2

katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree

3

certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

5

wig; hairpiece; toupee

1

certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

4

Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)

1

suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously

1

one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)

5

wish; desire; ambition

1

(circular) tour; round trip; excursion

1

information; experience; knowledge; observation

1

criticism; judgement; judgment; comment

1

pool (in river)

3

to relate at great length; to dwell eloquently (on)

1

questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)

1

profundity; extensive (knowledge)

2

devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing

1

Motonari

4

extraordinary talent; genius; prodigy; contaminant; different material

1

intention; personal opinion

1

pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements

2

gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash

4