jpdb beta

disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty

1

hades; realm of the dead

2

dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)

1

to make a distinction; to differ; to be different

1

pre-existing; already there; conventional

2

soul; spirit

2

Meren

1

crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility

2

hungry ghost (preta) realm

1

to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)

1

Buddha

1

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

3

training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices

1

all kinds (of food)

1

to suffer; to groan; to be worried

1

Mount Sumeru (believed to be the centre of the Buddhist world)

1

Kagerou

1

light; lamp; counter for electric lights

1

harvest moon (trad. 15th day of the 8th lunar month); bright moon; full moon

3

Kangi era (1229.3.5-1232.4.2); Kanki era

1

private house

2

relative

1

companion; follower; attendant; retinue

2

daily meals; three regular meals a day

1

local color; local colour

3

to fade; to become dim

1

sedge-woven (bamboo) hat

1

crop conditions; quality (of art)

1

incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar

1

rope; cord

2

stone mortar; millstone; quern

3

producing area

1

to serve rice in a bowl

1

slicing a fish down its back

1

pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused

1

flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo)

4

Pacific saury (Cololabis saira); mackerel pike

1

necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials

1

embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication

1

load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility

2

to congratulate; to wish (someone) well; to celebrate

6

modern version; modern edition; updated, contemporary edition

1

sending off the spirits of the dead

2

straw boat for one's ancestral spirits to sail in

1

uppercase letter; capital letter; large character; large writing; the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"; huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year

2

chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)

2

another family; another house

2

going out

4

elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student

1

while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

1