jpdb beta

pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly

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nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)

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to shake; to waver; to tremble

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particularly; especially; in particular; expressly

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the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening

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to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound

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minutes (period of)

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to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress

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to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything

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mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door

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shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place

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soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction

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simultaneously; all at once; in unison

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to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to

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to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

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Buddhism's highest paradise

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passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed

3

this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such

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way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death

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to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)

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shoji (paper sliding door)

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to survive

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Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; clitoris

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continuation; succession; series

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now is the time

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burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering

2

that is to say; so that means

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to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)

4

sinful; wicked; immoral

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irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent

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to punish; to penalize; to penalise

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deep impression

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one by one; one each; one at a time

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to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely

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funeral

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memorial service held on the seventh day following a person's death

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mourning; (arch.) calamity; (arch.) misfortune

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posthumous Buddhist name

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Teishitsu

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Sister (i.e. a nun; sometimes used as a posthumous suffix)

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a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace

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memorial service; prayers for the repose of the soul; transfer of merit

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to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)

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to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

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second week's memorial services

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Buddhist memorial service

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to get a phone call

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death

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to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

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to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through

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