jpdb beta

seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand

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temporary; provisional; interim

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to serve out one's apprenticeship; to serve out one's time

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virtuous; respectable

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to devour; to bite to death

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blood vessel; vein

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zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)

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to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)

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universe; cosmos; space

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Zen stick (used by a Zen priest to strike an inattentive Zazen sitter); warning stick (Rinzai Zen); encouragement stick (Soto Zen); horsewhip

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

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back; rear; background; behind the scenes

1

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

1

curiosity; inquisitiveness

1

calm; serene; tranquil; peaceful

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resting at times; with careful thought; after proper consideration

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to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

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progress; advance; improvement; development

2

old badger; veteran; oldtimer; schemer; old fox

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finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing

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it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie

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tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act

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agile (person's movements); nimble; adroit; lively; brisk; skillful

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tatami-matted

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tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)

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half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)

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the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect

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at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

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dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk

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joke

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to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction

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easygoing; optimistic; conceited

1

rest; relief; relaxation

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even more; still more; further

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art brings bread

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absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively

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swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction

2

advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

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placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)

1

malicious; ill-tempered; unkind

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healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace

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having just started...

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to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love

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pool for soaking seed rice before planting

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to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you

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to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up

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looking on (somebody) as hostile

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to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

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party (political); person who is fond of; fan of

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meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous

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