jpdb beta

independence; autonomy; self-reliance

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mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension

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precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern

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(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing

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to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)

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type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching

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to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with

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from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial

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some; small amount of

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one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity

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uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague

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to make a vow; to take an oath

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left-hand radical of a character

2

fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

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Shinran (founder of the Jōdo Shinshū sect of Buddhism, 1173-1262)

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to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

2

firm promise; definite promise

2

total illiteracy

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rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent

3

scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting

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thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

2

to gather; to meet

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uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently

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one's self-possession; one's presence of mind

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to meet one another

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to satisfy (one); to meet (one's) desire

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oneness

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to alert; to get one's attention; to draw one's attention

1

most difficult; next to impossible

1

sigh; grief; lamentation

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difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different

1

excerpt; extract; annotation; shō (unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml)

2

to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest

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muddiness; murkiness; impurity (of the world, one's heart, etc.); dakuten (diacritic indicating a voiced consonant); unrefined sake

2

because of this

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to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)

1

juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce

1

ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is

1

to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger

2

degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size

1

to row; to paddle; to pedal (a bicycle, etc.); to swing (on a swing); to work (a hand pump); to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)

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Buddhist; Buddhist priest

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deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful

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doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious

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to find someone's weak spot; (lit.) to drill a hole

1

to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive

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Buddha's great vows

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once; one time; exclusively; only; alone

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to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many

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attaining enlightenment; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)

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