jpdb beta

root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence

7

personal letter; epistolary style

1

ghost-writing

50

writing on someone's behalf

2

to read aloud to another

1

guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections

2

old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book

2

lecture

6

main accomplishments

1

renga poet

10

livelihood; subsistence; business; trade; profession

2

Yoshida Kenkou (1283-1352) (author of the Tsurezuregusa)

1

(in Japanese history) crude warrior from the eastern parts of the country; wild man

1

(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case

1

one's own work; making by oneself

6

by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)

8

lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

1

to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

31

(arch.) sudden; (arch.) abrupt; (arch.) stupid; (arch.) foolish; attaining enlightenment in one effort (without ascetic practices, etc.)

1

first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy

1

just because; even if; even though

1

pilgrimage; walking tour; travelling (on foot)

1

Sougi; Sougi (1421-1502)

1

holy priest; saint

1

to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

9

powerful local clan; local strongman

1

residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion

1

call; visit

2

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

6

cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding

3

by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect

1

chief advisor to the Emperor (adviser)

1

in someone (else's) name

1

to apply correspondingly; to correspond to; to be proportionate to; to conform to

1

elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress

3

to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal

4

only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be

1

to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of

1

hair (on the head)

4

children's hairstyle of short untied hair; child with short untied hair; young girl working as a servant for a high-class prostitute (Edo period); (arch.) baldness; (arch.) bald head

1

vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology

7

abundant; plentiful; rich; ample

1

position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation

1

conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover

5

successive occurrence; frequent occurrence; succession (of); series

1

if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have

1

chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople

4

craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman

3

daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)

2

principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general

4