jpdb beta

to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue

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to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down

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not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking

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uncertain; unreliable; inauthentic; insecure

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to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)

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shame; disgrace

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wicked heart; evil design

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place to stand

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Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō

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(in) one's absence

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to sit on a seat

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distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin

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the Italian renaissance

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garden; park

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that goes without saying but also ...; not only that but ...

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Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto); Jetavana Monastery (India) (abbr); Jetavana-vihara; Yasaka Shrine (Kyoto) (abbr); Gion Festival (abbr); Gion

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Shimabara

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to boil down

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with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new; cleaned (of a plate, etc.); finished

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historic spot; historic site; place of historical interest; historic remains; ruins

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expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes

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absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer

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researcher; student (of)

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ancient city; former capital

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precipitous

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learning

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Nishi Hongan-ji (temple in Kyoto)

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cloud flying through the sky

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ghee (held to be the greatest of all flavours); (fig.) the ultimate truth of Buddhism; (fig.) nirvana

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circuit pilgrimage

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course; route; path; process; stages

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article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since

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just like; the same as; no different than

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(profound) realization; awareness; one's faith being transmitted to a deity and one's wish then being granted; (arch.) obtaining (something) unexpectedly

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restaurant; inn

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Kamogawa

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hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room

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day after day; every day

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fragment; scrap; piece; shred

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veranda edge

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relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly

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to unravel; to unpick; to unstitch; to explain in detail; to unravel

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to one's heart's content

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horizontal bar; crosspiece; crossbar; crossrail; rung (of a ladder)

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strutting; sticking out the chest

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plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full

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stage made of Japanese cypress (in noh, kabuki, etc.); the limelight; the big stage; the big time

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greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice

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edge (brow) of mountain

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still more; especially

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