jpdb beta

Zen; Zen temple; Zen priest

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mental; spiritual; emotional

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seeking after truth

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disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking

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sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor

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highway; main road; the right road; internal medicine (in Chinese medical practice)

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shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try

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opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

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(direct) hit; hitting the mark

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not necessarily so; is not always true

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to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake

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filling (up); replenishing; filling in (tooth); loading (gun with ammunition, camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging

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important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)

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to make a success in life

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technique

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strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number

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skilfulness; skillfulness; cleverness

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accurate; correct; precise; exact

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certain victory

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to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse

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will; volition; intention; intent; determination

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creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit

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funds; capital; material; basis; character; qualities

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this

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have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to

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marriage proposal; marriage talks

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appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting

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to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

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where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually

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nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter

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Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill

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Ooshio Heihachirou (1793-1837)

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revolt; rebellion; war

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several years; a few years

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the whole country

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every place; various places

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bad harvest; poor crop

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poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)

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district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society

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(death from) starvation; starving to death

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even; but; however

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painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding

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rice price

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rise (in price or value); appreciation; advance

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starvation; famine; hunger

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bakufu; shogunate

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control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition

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poor people; the poor

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relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace

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to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

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