jpdb beta

to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of

1

logic; logical

2

to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

1

to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out

1

conscription ordinance; conscription law; draft; Conscription Ordinance (1873-1927)

1

revision; amendment; alteration

1

direct appeal

1

failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)

1

head temple; this temple

3

handing down the precepts

1

declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)

1

memorial to the throne

1

priesthood

2

give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose

2

return to secular life; secularization; secularisation

2

questions and answers; dialogue

1

regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on

2

monastery; temple

2

to like; to prefer

1

thorough; exhaustive; complete

1

learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)

5

supporter; sponsor; patron; backer

1

holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail

1

ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run

1

canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space

1

writing (e.g. as a profession)

2

intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart

1

divine protection

1

optimism

1

to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir

1

pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship

1

calamity; misfortune; disaster

1

tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training

1

to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain

1

family which supports a temple; parishioner

1

to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

2

regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction

1

expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs

1

optimism

1

nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty

3

makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament

1

flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity

1

one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years

1

sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)

3

positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive

2

layperson; layman; laywoman; country home; farmhouse; cottage

7

Zen (Buddhism)

3

Shingon sect (of Buddhism)

2

to entrust; to send (a message, etc.)

1

sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)

1