jpdb beta

vitality; (one's) life force

1

on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway

1

mountain road; mountain trail

1

basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage

1

to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in

1

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

1

hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

1

counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.

2

great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge

2

birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)

1

growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing

1

inside the capital

1

Onmyōdō; way of Yin and Yang; occult divination system based on the Taoist theory of the five elements

2

four Taoist gods said to reign over the four directions; four gods said to reign over the four seasons

2

poet

1

guardian deity

1

blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)

2

Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens

2

White Tiger (god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens

3

north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind

2

Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens

2

middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

1

odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...

6

to sniff; to smell

2

charcoal; charred remains

1

five most important temples of a region

3

ceremonial bonfire (seeing off the spirits on the final night of O-Bon)

5

partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse

5

charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet

2

mandala

4

to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)

2

to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

2

single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)

2

torii; Shinto shrine archway

6

for the present; for the time being

1

errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit

1

to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge

1

consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude

1

to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with

1

to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied

1

now that; since; so long as; because

2

rational; reasonable; logical

1

guess; conjecture

1

infrastructure

26

promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help

1

to facilitate; to make easy; to simplify

1

to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)

2

old person; old people

1

register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster

2

homeless; homeless person

1