jpdb beta

Chinese person

1

Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)

2

Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644); Ming (typeface); Minchō

1

east

3

counter for temples

3

main street; avenue

2

monk; priest, particularly a high-ranking Zen monk honored by the imperial court

5

general resemblance; being largely the same; uniting with a common goal; Daidō era (806.5.18-810.9.19)

1

gradually; slowly; little by little; incrementally

1

to paint (draw) a picture

3

one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha

1

absence; disregard; indifference

1

Acala (Wisdom King); Āryācalanātha; Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity

1

knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)

2

shelter; shield; hide

2

outstanding work of calligraphy

1

Kose Kanaoka

1

horse; horse racing; promoted bishop

1

every night; nightly

1

to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)

1

seedling; young plant; rice seedling

1

charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of

1

rice field

2

rice nursery; bed for rice seedlings

1

to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

1

to hide; to conceal

1

Acala (Wisdom King); Acalanatha; Fudō Myōō (Myō-ō); fierce Buddhist deity

1

puffing (e.g. steam train); chugging; steaming; feeling hot

1

to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

1

feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection

2

for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while

1

to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient

1

feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace

1

someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person

1

paint; coloring materials; colors; colours

1

river; stream; River; the ... river

1

five colors (usu. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; many kinds; varied; melon; gourd

1

to break; to smash

1

flour; meal; powder; dust

1

image of the Buddha entering nirvana

1

image; figure; figure; form; image

1

treasure; treasured item; prized possession

1

explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling

4

discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon

1

to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back

2

celadon porcelain

3

censer; incense burner

1

blast furnace

1

article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry

1

moving about; stirring about

2