jpdb beta

to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively

1

monk

1

to parry; to sidestep; to dodge

1

to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)

2

to occur; to happen

2

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

5

imperial inspection

1

holy priest; saint

1

Rokkokukenzan

6

foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base

6

establishment; foundation

1

founding a temple (on a hill-top)

3

our country; our land; one's own country

1

ten (long cylindrical things)

1

dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish

1

iron pot; kettle

1

division of a religious sect; branch of a school

3

the eight Edo-period provinces of Kanto (Sagami, Musashi, Awa, Kazusa, Shimousa, Hitachi, Kouzuke and Shimotsuke)

2

existing; living; extant

1

topmost

1

prefix for forming ordinal numbers

2

Sedai

1

Tenchō era (824.1.5-834.1.3)

3

teakettle (tea ceremony)

3

ladle; dipper; scoop

2

to scoop; to ladle out

2

(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp

1

deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)

2

counter for generations; epoch

1

headship of a family; family property

3

to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

1

monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)

6

if I (we, etc.) could

1

everyone; anyone; no one

2

to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped

1

have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than

2

naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord

2

look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!

2

quarrel; dispute; argument

2

to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted

1

once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning

1

war; campaign; battle; (arch.) unpaid work (ritsuryo system); (arch.) forced labor

1

doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness

2

afterwards

4

collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck

1

favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice

1

to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch

1

one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer

1

Tenpō era (742-756)

24

chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)

3