jpdb beta

precious stone; jewel; gem

1

freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly

1

to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)

1

to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink

1

flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)

1

as a child; when one was a child; childhood

3

tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow; entranced; enchanted; captivated

1

hymn; chant; sacred song

3

words; writing; ci (form of Chinese poetry); independent word

1

to repeat; to do something over again

10

ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly

3

in those days

2

peeling off (e.g. of paint); falling off (e.g. of tiles); exfoliation; desquamation; excoriation

1

fresco (technique of blending wet plaster with water-based paint); (laboratory) flask

1

fresco; mural; wall painting

3

reality; actuality; hard fact

4

transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above

3

phantom; vision; illusion

1

to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by

1

to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by

3

luxurious and gorgeous; splendid; dazzling

1

to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)

2

the heavens

3

beauty

5

plainly; clearly; vividly

1

to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted

4

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

1

cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation

2

to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way

5

side gate; side door; service entrance

1

elliptical shape

2

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

2

to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling

4

opening inward (e.g. door, window)

1

the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there

1

canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests

3

carrying poles (palanquin, portable shrine)

1

a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat

6

passenger; rider; good rider

4

cushion

1

shoulders and elbows

1

to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch

4

bow; bowing

2

both knees

2

because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece

2

high priest; highly-ranked priest; virtuous priest; priest of great sanctity and learning

1

archbishop (Catholic)

1

to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)

17

to cast down one's eyes

1

lower end; bottom edge

1