jpdb beta

calligraphy

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tea ceremony; Way of Tea

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flower arrangement

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similarly; same (idea); same (name)

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(one's) life

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a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period

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esthetic; aesthetic

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the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected

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space-time

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interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance

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good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

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means; way; measure

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be; is

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(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all

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vulgar; lowbrow; coarse

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rather; better; instead; if anything

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Bushido; samurai code of chivalry

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to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored

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altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced

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thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift

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morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)

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relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect

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in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

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woman; female; feminine gender

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exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)

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man; male; masculine gender

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group; mass

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union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)

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rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit

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inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during

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to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on

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to give one's life; to lay down one's life

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readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation

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brother-in-law; stepbrother; sworn brother

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to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge

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seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)

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to shed blood

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also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

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wonderful; splendid; magnificent

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culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

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paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven

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-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

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to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

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outrageous; reprehensible; rude; insolent; nefarious

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party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow

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obedient; docile; quiet

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rope; cord; policeman's rope

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to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

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to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)

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(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least

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