jpdb beta

to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)

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a Buddha; deceased person

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pregnancy; conception; gestation

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(before a) Buddhist altar; before the Buddha; offering placed on a Buddhist altar; incense money; condolatory offering

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other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha

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assassination

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to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe

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to look away; to turn away

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to be filled to bursting; to burst

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dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned

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self-possessed; calm

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calamity; misfortune

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city dweller

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among the mountains

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remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland

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whole nation; whole land; whole country

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plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)

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divine aid; divine grace; providential help

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one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage

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range of vision; field of vision

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the whole world

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to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate

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crying or singing (of bird, etc.) at night

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young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age

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womb; uterus; parent body; base; basis

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working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains

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guts; bowels; intestines

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felony; serious crime

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for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

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strict prohibition; ban; interdiction

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father-in-law

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place of exile

37

several months

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exile; banishment

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avenue of cedars (cryptomeria)

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higan cherry (species of weeping cherry tree, Prunus subhirtella); early-flowering cherry (around the spring equinox); double weeping rosebud cherry (Prunus pendula)

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languid; weary; listless; melancholy

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sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days

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or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

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branch-twined hedge around a field to keep out wild boars and deer; abatis

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repaying a kindness; gratitude

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elderly nobleman

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indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission

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youth

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court

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censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification

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dullard; indecisive person

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when one was a very young child; very early in one's life

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the Rabbit (fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Hare; hour of the Rabbit (around 6am, 5-7am, or 6-8am); east; second month in the lunar calendar

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severe punishment; rigorous measures

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