jpdb beta

to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)

1

main shrine; inner sanctuary

1

main temple building; nave

3

missionary; evangelist; propagandist

9

religious leader; person of religion; religious figure; religionist

9

passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed

2

mantra; Shingon sect (of Buddhism)

16

head temple; this temple

3

male diver (who collects shells, seaweed, etc.); fisherman

29

villager; village folk; countryfolk

10

to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose

8

ancestor worshipped as a deity

19

messenger of god; divine messenger

1

blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related

1

to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend

11

to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

4

development; exploitation

9

pine cricket (Xenogryllus marmoratus); (arch.) bell cricket (Meloimorpha japonicus)

1

covered with weeds

1

pilgrimage to the three main Kumano shrines

3

quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly

1

this much; this amount

1

inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity

8

negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible

1

similar instance; similar case; parallel case; analogy

8

Yorimitsu

1

foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury

5

robber; mugger; robbery; burglary

3

now that; since; as long as; provided that

1

group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)

1

(ancient) China

1

vocal music

34

to knead well; to polish; to refine

3

listening; hearing

1

the Three Jewels; the Triple Gem; Triratna; the Three Treasures; Buddha, Dharma, Sangha; Buddha, the teachings of Buddha, and the community of monks and nuns

3

to sympathize deeply with; to strike a chord of sympathy

2

instead of; replacing; on behalf of

2

comfort; ease

1

this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)

8

(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress

3

to lick (all) up; to lick all over; to lick clean; to engulf (in flames); to consume (of fire); to sweep through

1

local produce

1

bud; sprout

5

revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)

4

long period of time

1

maintenance; conservatism; conservativeness; conservation

1

shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute

16

suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly

8

step; stride; counter for steps

3

to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate

3