jpdb beta

grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

3

white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine

3

river; stream; River; the ... river

3

house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building

4

is not; am not; are not

3

indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm

25

to detest; to abhor; to loathe

1

long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged

1

politics; government

1

to keep away; to keep at a distance

1

to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become

6

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

3

to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

2

finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

2

endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

4

retired emperor; ex-emperor; former emperor; emperor emeritus

32

also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

4

decision; determination

1

time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

4

to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

1

theme music

1

source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root

3

Kyūju era (1154.10.28-1156.4.27)

3

first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began

1

honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

20

condition; state (of health); appearance

8

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less

1

sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable

9

sutra chanting

2

mother

1

be; is

10

Bifukumon'in

2

Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

53

that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...

12

life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation

1

to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)

1

very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

1

pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor

1

heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking

1

to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)

32

young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small

2

wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible

1

why; how; for what reason

2

this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such

1

pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship

1

foolish; stupid; silly

1

-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust

3

reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of

5

is it not so?

1

accession to the throne; enthronement

8