jpdb beta

a Taoist

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soldier; tactician; strategist

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frequency; popularity; currency; to perform well; to be successful in an activity

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secret art; the mysteries

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setting sun; evening sun

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origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

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after

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Japan

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esoteric Buddhism; Tantric Buddhism; Vajrayana; secret Buddhist teachings; Mikkyō

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counter for places

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

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nine-character charm chanted with ritual gestures to ward off evil (esp. by mountain ascetics and adherents of Esoteric Buddhism)

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may the presiders over warriors be my vanguard (nine-character charm chanted to ward off evil)

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to care for someone; to look after someone

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my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!

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ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)

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ground leveling; ground levelling; groundwork; laying foundations

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fork; junction; parting of the ways; turning point

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treasure

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impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky

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unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved

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to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple

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assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)

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school festival

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to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)

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ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom

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to compare with the eye

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comfort

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waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room

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family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate

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to make trouble; to break down; to be out of order

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a wise man is he who listens to counsel; a worry shared is a worry halved; I've got something to ask you

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leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host

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substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

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script; libretto; scenario

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ad lib; ad-lib

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lecturer

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comment

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preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind

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difficult to ...; hard to ...

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unlined kimono; one kimono; a single kimono

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make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking

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wig; hairpiece; toupee

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to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

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to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on

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feast for one's eyes

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assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds

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to become brilliant; to become cheerful

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perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance

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at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

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