jpdb beta

rest; break; recess; intermission

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proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request

1

in a temple; inside temple grounds; sub-temple

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emergency; unexpectedness

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unexpected (but welcome) visitor; rare guest

1

to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate

1

chief priest of temple

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greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge

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this sort of

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this place; this office

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Bishu

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subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive

2

something; some kind of; for some reason

2

pure sake; full-bodied sake; pure

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thickness

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even if; even though; wow

1

loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback

1

without

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the late; the deceased

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antiquity; ancient times

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Song dynasty (China, 960-1279); Sung dynasty; Liu Song dynasty (China, 420-479); Liu Sung dynasty; Song (ancient Chinese state, 11th century-286 BCE); Sung

1

gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE

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(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions

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coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing

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Japan; Japanese-style

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Japanese-style ship

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definiteness; certainty

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sake jar; jar containing alcohol

1

being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria

1

supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)

1

preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)

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preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)

3

to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of

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street; quarter; district; area

1

matter; item; facts

1

composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation

2

concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works

1

before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner

1

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

1

forerunner; precursor; pioneer; outrider; outriding

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strategy; tactics

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land and sea

2

writing paper

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fisherman

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one or two; a few; small number

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sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)

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as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

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renga (early Japanese poetry form); linked verse; poetic dialogue

3

brick

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to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

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