jpdb beta

ceremonial bonfire (seeing off the spirits on the final night of O-Bon)

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this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

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until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

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so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already

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honorific/polite/humble prefix

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indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!

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above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous

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to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do

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I; me

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ha ha ha (laughter)

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bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me

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to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered

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Bhaisajyaguru; Pindola; The Healing Buddha

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Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)

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escaping the heat to enjoy the cool breeze (by the river, etc.)

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to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

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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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this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

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nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible

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that; those; the

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to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back

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now; the present time; just now; another; more

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indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

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

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face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour

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but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

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time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

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but; however; although

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to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!

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Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

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just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...

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wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to

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I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow

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thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality

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interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun

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to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry

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mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)

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from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best

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to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out

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hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no

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hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

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(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad

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counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)

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peak; mountain

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pommel horse; side horse; saddled horse

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going according to one's wishes; ceremonial sceptre used by monks when reciting sutras (scepter)

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but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...

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you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...

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to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk

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and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

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