jpdb beta

to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from

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to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet

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piano

5

to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)

1

free-standing house; clump (e.g. of trees); group

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lawn; grass

3

here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

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Western person

2

topmost

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not only

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Buddhist priest; monk; boy

5

strict; stern

3

kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse

2

100; hundred

2

clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious

1

(the path of spiritual) enlightenment

1

misleading; misdirecting; leading astray

1

comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori

1

multi-

2

to do for (the sake of someone else)

1

several years; a few years

1

Hyakujou

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monk; priest, particularly a high-ranking Zen monk honored by the imperial court

1

form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence

1

gradually; slowly; little by little; incrementally

1

preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)

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preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)

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Zen meditation; meditative consultation with the head abbot

1

teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)

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under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

1

summer solstice

1

to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest

1

to be inflated with pride

1

dormitory

1

to read through (difficult passage or particularly long book)

1

inspection; examination; checking

1

to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake

1

dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)

1

a throw; a fall

1

(arch.) discarding; (arch.) abandoning; variety of street performance from the Middle Ages; casting off one's attachments (in Zen)

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to leave nothing undone; to do all in one's might; to do everything possible

1

quiet; peaceful; tranquil

2

to choose; to select

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hermitage; retreat

2

to dig up; to unearth; to uncover

1

ground levelling (leveling); laying the groundwork; making preparations; roller; road leveller

1

bamboo grove

2

on the occasion of; at the time of

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(open up) suddenly (of a view); widely; broadly; (disappear) suddenly (of doubt, hesitation, etc.)

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blow; hit; stroke

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