jpdb beta

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

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clear stream

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of long standing; long-pending; long-cherished; for years (past); over a period of years; for a long time

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dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)

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keen eye; sharp eye; penetrating eye; insight

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skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently

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nobility; aristocracy; peerage

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religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity

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general public

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to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend

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evil or corrupt or abusive practice

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convention; tired tradition; old custom

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Buddhist

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farsightedness; insight

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stark naked; nude; bare; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank

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character and conduct

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extremely; very much

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frowning on; looking on with scorn; showing disapproval

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drought; long spell of dry weather

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to continue for a long time; to undergo a repeated series

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pavilion used as the emperor's habitual residence (in Heian Palace)

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praying for rain

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prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism

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on the occasion of; at the time of

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one drop (of fluid)

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Chōken

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heavy rain; torrential rainfall; downpour

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three days and three nights

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Kamogawa

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noted priest; celebrated priest

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present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)

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as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

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mysterious power

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fame; reputation; renown

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to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at

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clean; clear; pure; honest; clean

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doctor; physician

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to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse

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point where one has to accept one's fate; point where one has to give up; state of resignation; resigned state

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state of mind; mental state; mental attitude

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demon of ill health; disease

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juice; sap; soup; broth

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to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

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good luck; fortune

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revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization

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noted doctor; excellent physician

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dry weather; drought

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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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the power of Buddha

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supernatural power; divine power; magical power

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