jpdb beta

merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family

2

to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line

3

five-storied pagoda

1

main roof; housetop

1

crow (Corvus spp.); raven

1

imperial palace; festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress

1

still more; especially

1

dismounting

2

town; block; downtown; main street; street; road

1

Kitaoojitoori

1

purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce

1

honorific mountain name prefixed to a temple's name

1

dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook

2

head temple of a Buddhist sect

1

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

1

to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash

2

to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity

1

Japanese quince (Chaenomeles speciosa); flowering quince

1

to dye fast; to leave undyed

1

slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness

2

to go past; to pass; to pass by

1

almond eyes; slit eyes

1

common; usual

2

(one's) late father

1

Nobuhide

2

winter jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorum)

2

hermitage; retreat

1

establishment; foundation

2

12th anniversary of one's death

1

does not seem; unlikely; improbable

1

tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly

1

to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile

1

wooden box; wooden crate

2

present (brought by a visitor); gift

1

palm (of one's hand)

1

to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to

2

to smile broadly; to grin widely

2

dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)

1

dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)

1

I, as a mere priest; this humble servant of Buddha

1

to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)

1

to be relieved of one's post

1

this mountain; this temple

1

Buddhism; Buddhist teachings

1

to strengthen; to beef up; to put on a firm basis; to ensure; to secure

2

should do; ought to do

2

tremor; fluctuation

1

to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel

2

Wuhuan (proto-Mongolic nomadic people)

1

Muromachidoori

1