jpdb beta

to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

2

four years

1

to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess

4

change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange

1

mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion

6

flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance

1

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

6

to have meaning; to be meaningful

2

to be silent; to say nothing

3

to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)

1

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

2

to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

8

existence; being

2

to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed

1

to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize

5

evening cool; cool of the evening

1

to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen

4

when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives

1

to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential

1

what would (you) do?; what to do about it

3

to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you

1

to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself

2

it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

2

3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma

4

seeing one off; farewell; escort

1

table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor

2

to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled

4

consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp

3

to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour

6

to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)

1

to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through

3

all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever

3

interference; intervention; meddling

2

departure

2

natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

8

guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden

5

Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny

3

Oh well; yeah; good; OK

2

to be found; to be discovered

8

both; (not) either

1

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

bathing (in a lake, river, or in the sea); playing in the water; playing with water

1

what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?

1

mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence

1

concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works

6

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

3

to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check

1

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

1

Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)

1

zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)

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