jpdb beta

bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me

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to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with

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castle town

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investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

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Fujiwarakyuushi

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money; currency; coinage

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Japan's first coinage (dating to 683 CE, but perhaps never in circulation)

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(rock) crystal; high purity quartz

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Sue ware (type of unglazed pottery made from the middle of the Kofun era through the Heian era)

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ceremony for purifying a building site (before building commences); ground-breaking ceremony

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capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace

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Heijō-kyō (ancient name of Nara)

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recollection; reminiscence

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peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity

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divine nature; spirituality

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to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance

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soul; spirit

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ozeki ranked wrestler unable to live up to the expectations of his rank

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a rival horse or candidate

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novel; original; new; innovative

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to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)

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decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution

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salvation

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bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory

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to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in

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anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death

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amen; hail

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France; French (language)

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bowing twice; worshipping again; Yours sincerely; Yours truly; Sincerely yours

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sutra; Buddhist scriptures

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governing; administration; state policy

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to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer

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ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling

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as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment

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target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)

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becoming a devout believer; (religious) conversion

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niece

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being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook

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person; member

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participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest

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the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)

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to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon

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loss; defeat; counter for losses

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dictatorship; despotism

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definite; final; decisive; conclusive

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expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation

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intellectual

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control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition

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to be appointed to a rank

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monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself

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