jpdb beta

to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

2

elliptical shape

1

in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

7

thick; dense; luxuriant

1

wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands

4

called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

10

middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

6

protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval

1

imposingly; heavily; conspicuously; in a dignified manner

1

path; route; itinerary

2

one-eyed; first (in a series); initial

6

to face on; to look out on to

4

use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation

11

one after next; second

8

standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

5

meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence

6

hoe

3

to do

7

to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen

18

to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

7

water for washing or moistening one's hands

1

place for ritual cleansing of hands and mouth with water when visiting shrines

9

hokora; small wayside shrine

48

worshipper; worshiper; visitor (to a shrine or temple); pilgrim

1

dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty

1

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

20

beyond that point; after that

4

to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself

6

gravel

23

to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay

4

grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts

50

lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating

8

to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile

2

enshrinement

2

mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus

8

behind; in the rear; in back

3

stone tower; stone pagoda; tombstone; gravestone

1

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

2

to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome

11

burial mound for severed heads

2

Tenshō era (1573.7.28-1592.12.8)

1

18; eighteen

3

nine; 9

12

July; seventh month of the lunar calendar

4

attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation

3

lord of a castle

2

preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence

2

suicide by the sword

2

son

4

certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)

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