jpdb beta

officiating priest; presiding priest at a ceremony; religious teacher; highly-ranked priest; guru; instructor (yoga, etc.)

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alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.); financially supporting one's favorite celebrity (by buying merchandise, attending events, etc.)

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high window; clerestory window

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to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up

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in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of

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underside of a leaf

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calls and sounds made by insects

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party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed

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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 walk noisily; to walk loudly

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to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open

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naked candle; uncovered candle; unshaded candle

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hossu; (ceremonial) fly whisk; horse tail whisk

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to turn on the light

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frame of a shoji (paper sliding-door)

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to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)

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gong; handbell

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funeral; burial; condolence

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to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent

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unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

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to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent

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lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)

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pieces; scraps; disconnected

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chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold

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to feel chilly; to be afraid; to be frightened; to be nervous

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to point at

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to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

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hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

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red clay; red earth; laterite; dark-red paint

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to step (firmly); to stand (firmly); to step on (e.g. a nail)

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to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of

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brand new

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thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

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excavation; digging

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full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

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to bail out (water); to scoop out

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to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles

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to turn one's back to

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fieldstone

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acquaintance

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subscription; contribution

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reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai

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to offer (e.g. flowers at a grave); to present (to a god, the deceased, etc.); to dedicate; to give as a parting gift; to offer (parting words)

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at that time; that time

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autumn day; autumn sun

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one bundle; one sheaf; one hundred

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that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

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morning

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