jpdb beta

to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)

25

foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money

3

the two; both

1

having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism

1

to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)

1

of all people

7

to become keen on; to get passionate about

5

disciple; pupil; follower

4

in those days

7

game; contest; bout

4

seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post

6

farmer; farming family; farmhouse

3

adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law

1

to polish one's skills

1

fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion

1

distant look; faraway look

4

knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge

3

nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)

1

one's pupil; one's student; one's follower

1

so to speak; so to call it; as it were

1

fellow student

1

only; merely; but; no more than

5

even now; still; as yet

7

feeling of alienation

1

crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness

3

tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability

1

to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)

2

to fall asleep

1

the New Year begins; the New Year starts

14

after breakfast

1

hot

1

to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted

6

narrow; small; cramped

1

number; amount

35

to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected

9

sleeping together in a huddle

1

every night

3

oshizushi; sushi rice and other ingredients pressed in box or mould (mold)

1

to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque

4

to hate; to dislike; to loathe

11

map

8

Nishi Hongan-ji (temple in Kyoto)

42

I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?

1

other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination

4

several hundreds

1

at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove

5

Kashitarou

2

invitation; introduction; temptation

10

staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor

4

(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority

1