jpdb beta

bonfire often in temple grounds, usu. of charms, talismans, New Year decorations, etc.; ritual burning of money, cedar sticks, or other objects as an offering

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company office building

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young persons' association

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during a telephone call; busy line

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doll maker

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privately; with outsiders barred; en famille

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to suffer mentally; to be in emotional pain

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all day long; all the day; throughout the day

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slowness; inertness; inability; lack of talent; dullness

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(husband and wife) both working; dual income

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sutra chanting

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maker; builder; creator; tenant farmer

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regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee

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to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind

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just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony

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custom; habit; customary practice

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to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle

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chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)

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unconfirmed; unidentified

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guilty conscience; feelings of remorse

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among (them); of (them)

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I; we; our part

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locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors

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narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped

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hindrance; intrusion

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memorial service for the dead; holding a service

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moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise

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discipline; training; teaching manners

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time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving

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easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous

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to lose one's footing; to slip

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weekly publication; weekly magazine

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to be found

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temple; monk

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

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gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn

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the times

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(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)

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one month

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to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect

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superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis

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disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation

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mobilization; mobilisation

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overtime (work)

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pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

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to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)

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this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now

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one month

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decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay

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the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death

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