jpdb beta

ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to

6

to take care of

1

temple kitchen; monastery kitchen; quarters of a head priest (and his family)

7

well bucket

3

to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp

4

face-washing

1

clearly; brightly; crisply

2

to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst

2

rear garden; back yard

4

vestment; priest's robe

3

Buddhist (household) altar

1

dawn; daybreak

1

cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air

2

to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn

1

the touch of; feel of; texture

2

candlestick; candlestand

2

adoration which is performed three times or repeatedly; act of worship which is performed three times or repeatedly

1

gong; handbell

1

three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again

1

to repeat; to do something over again

8

chorus; singing in a chorus

1

vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent

2

all night; the whole night

1

to scatter; to blow about; (arch.) to spread a rumor; (arch.) to talk around

1

vocal cords

1

to scatter; to spread

1

condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner

3

to encourage; to cheer

2

standing in a row; forming a line; alignment

1

to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone

4

stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)

2

Hoshi Akari

1

big tree

1

Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)

5

to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive

1

to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up

5

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

5

elbow

1

to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

4

clicking; clopping; clacking

1

distant

1

retreating figure; appearance from behind

2

Zen; Zen temple; Zen priest

4

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift

3

all; entire; whole; altogether

2

tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe)

3

(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees

1

echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit

4

stock-still; motionless; frozen in place

1

important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

5