jpdb beta

high monk (esp. one of correct conduct who acts as a role model for his pupils); high priest; initiate (esp. as a formal rank in Tendai and Shingon); monk who conducts religious services

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mochi; (sticky) rice cake

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in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

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just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)

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to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish

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youth; springtime of life; adolescent

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high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling

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sacrifice sale; bargain sale; discount sale

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so to speak; so to call it; as it were

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have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than

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first-time customer (of an inn or a restaurant); chance customer; customer without an introduction from a regular customer

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declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice

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outer moat (of a castle)

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to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate

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inner citadel; core; center; centre

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capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically

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inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity

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to talk together

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(romantic) love

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battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict

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more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time

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distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process

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to smile

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store; shop; establishment; restaurant

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meeting up; gathering; assembly; set

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terrorist

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group; mass

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suddenly; all of a sudden

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to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive

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shop; store

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(raw) material

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caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods

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to build; to construct

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performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation

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heroine

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imprisonment; captive

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musical

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actual existence; real existence; existing in real life

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enrolled student; registered student

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real name

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to weave into; to interweave; to be incorporated in; to be factored in

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falsehood and truth; fiction and fact

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to be jumbled together

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contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import

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internal conditions; true state of affairs

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disclosure; exposure; revelation

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abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)

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fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion

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to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

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to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

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