jpdb beta

roundabout way (of speaking or working)

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to apologize sincerely; to apologise sincerely

1

to be seen dimly; to glimmer

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phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit

1

to detain; to check; to restrain

2

bodyguard (of a noble or high-ranking official); guard; attendant; aide; statues of guards that flank the gate of a shrine

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souvenir

2

villager; village folk; countryfolk

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Kubo

3

itinerant Buddhist monk; practitioner of Shugendō

5

line between victory and defeat

3

to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

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to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind

2

to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen

1

mountain road; mountain trail

2

to imitate; to follow; to emulate

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south-east

3

mountain village

3

little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak

1

rice gruel with diced sweet potatoes; gruel with ivy broth and finely minced Japanese yam served at large Imperial banquets

1

fried rice

1

food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement

1

scarlet; bright red

3

lonely figure

1

written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll); a text written entirely in kana; graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries); notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.); rough draft

1

to store; to contain

2

meandering; winding

1

windings; meanderings; complications; twists and turns

2

whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering

4

someone who is going

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Futagoyama

2

tableland; plateau

7

wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers

2

what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on

1

shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation

1

twins; twin

3

valley; ravine; glen; gorge

3

assertion; declaration; affirmation

1

to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder

1

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

1

doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief

1

the two solstices (summer and winter)

1

to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse

1

right in the midst of; right at the height of

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go to bed early

2

inner room

1

long night; all night

1

koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument

5

to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

2

to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)

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