jpdb beta

priests and laymen

1

to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)

1

acquaintance; appreciative friend

1

mass psychology; mob psychology; crowd psychology; herd mentality; group mind

1

to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in

1

to dig into

1

judgement; judgment; appraisal (e.g. of an antique); evaluation; forensics; (criminal) identification

2

island chief

2

quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly

1

to be touching; to be moving

1

highest grade; superlative degree

1

inattention; absent-mindedness

1

anti-

1

Michitoshi

1

hearsay; rumor; rumour; report

1

to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve

1

reflective water surface; reflecting water

1

Sumanoura

1

seaweed salt; salt from burning seaweed

1

wind and waves; strife; discord; dissension

1

external; superficial; outward; surface

1

to degenerate; to lapse into

2

Sutokuin

2

rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded

4

maid of honor; maid of honour; lady-in-waiting

1

to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon

7

polishing (e.g. essay); revision; elaboration; refinement; improvement

1

counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor

1

descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)

1

Zen stick (used by a Zen priest to strike an inattentive Zazen sitter); warning stick (Rinzai Zen); encouragement stick (Soto Zen); horsewhip

1

being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability

1

cast; mold; mould; forming; shaping; fashioning

1

Music Department (part of the Board of Ceremonies of the Imperial Household Agency)

1

Sushun

1

to grieve over; to mourn; to lament

7

food of the mountains (wild game, mountain vegetables, mushrooms, etc.); fruits of the land

1

Kougyoku

5

Kakinomotonohitomaro

13

determining a speaker's true or hidden meaning; determining a speaker's intentions from his manner of speech; (arch.) divining good or bad luck from listening to someone

1

large build; large pattern

1

empty (e.g. argument); insubstantial; hollow; fruitless

3

courtier; attendant

2

romance (fiction)

1

autobiography

2

to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position

2

creative urge

1

of good character; kindhearted; good-natured

1

the court; palace circles; palace floor

4

intellect; intelligence

3

young and energetic; up-and-coming; new and excellent; newly produced; up-and-comer

1