jpdb beta

people; citizens; subjects; folk

3

ray of hope; glimmer of hope

1

to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)

2

life span

1

therefore; consequently

2

to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)

1

destination; whereabouts; future; prospects

1

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

1

war damage; ravages of war; horrors of war

1

intention; plan; purpose; belief; assumption; thought

1

anything and everything; just about everything

3

you; (arch.) your residence

2

reviving the dead; calling back the spirits of the dead

1

to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)

1

monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)

1

innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity

1

long ago; a long time ago; already

1

way; method; means; resource; course

1

proper; appropriate; due; suitable

1

disposition; nature

1

(not) one

1

to suffer; to groan; to be worried

1

to stare at each other; to lock eyes with

2

come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something

1

to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour

3

life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation

1

final farewell

1

well; properly; often; how (could you); why (would you)

1

august; beautiful

1

Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person

1

thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love

1

will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope

3

to shake one's head (in denial)

2

keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)

1

to forget everything; to lose one's memory (e.g. of a period); to black out

1

revolving lantern

1

to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly

2

kaleidoscope

1

raging stream; rapids

1

foliage; leaves of trees

2

to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve

10

ten-odd; a dozen or so

1

stranger; outsider

1

intimate; carefree; familiar; friendly

1

being ...

2

goodness; good

1

owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)

1

fisherman

1

little by little

1

to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw

1