jpdb beta

determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)

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Amitabha's Pure Land; Sukhavati

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Amitabha

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Amitabha

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Amida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire

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teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine

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to rescue from; to help out of; to save

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religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity

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solemn

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transition; change; progress; passing (of time)

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ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe

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impossible

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karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper

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in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)

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what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

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calculation; reckoning; count; forecast

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France; French (language)

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prediction; prophecy; prognostication

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latter days of the law (one of the three ages of Buddhism); age of the degeneration of the law

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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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degenerate age; corrupt word; age of the decline of Buddhism; latter days of the law

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one's possessions; ownership

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collapse; downfall

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echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

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similar to; like

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generations; ages; years

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unwritten; illiterate; uneducated; poor writing

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law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale

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to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate

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suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta

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even

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exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit

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vagrancy; vagabondage; wander around

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to backfire; to have a harmful result

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to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert

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by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

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to bloom

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to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse

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instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for

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flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness

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to ooze; to exude; to percolate; to soak through

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pearl

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artistic pursuits

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flowers and birds

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enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful

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to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go

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flattery; cajolery; flirtation

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to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...

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a relative; familiarity

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poet

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