jpdb beta

monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)

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average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to

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companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)

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we

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to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

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to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

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perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say

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person

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beginning; outset; first; onset

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battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict

2

carefully; with caution

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to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

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what; what?; hey!

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if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have

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human being; human; person; character (of a person)

2

to choose; to select

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to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

2

there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when

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still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

1

such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!

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yikes; oops; eep; wow

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(full) moon; moon when it's round

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battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war

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to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

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Japanese-Latin (e.g. dictionary)

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spell; charm; incantation; magic word

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Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny

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first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

1

to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink

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something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

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to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

2

to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound

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honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

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safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction

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just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable

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I see; that's right; indeed

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good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

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(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look

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here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

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(public) duty

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in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

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from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point

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300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster

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(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier

2

to shut in; to confine; to contain

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blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings

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to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

1

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

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this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

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time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

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