jpdb beta

August; eighth month of the lunar calendar

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to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away

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relative; relation

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clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance

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deeply impressive; memorable; striking

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shallow; superficial

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by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand

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saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake

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famous; notorious; noted

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both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

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to enlighten

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enlightenment; instruction

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sense of liberation; feeling of freedom

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set of problems (e.g. in a textbook) in which previously learned skills are applied to real world situations; practical assessment

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passion; enthusiasm; zeal

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derivation

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branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue

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priority; order of precedence

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short of hands

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amblyopia; weak sight

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principle; theory; fundamental truth

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telescope

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lens

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inorganic

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reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph

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to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness

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(looking) over the top of one's glasses; (looking) through a pair of glasses

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to repair again; to join again

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need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist

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bottom of a box

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giving a broad smile

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to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)

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at a young age; while still young

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riches; wealth; resources; lottery

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following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with

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others; other people

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to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback

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and; thereupon; because of that

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next

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to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out

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barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty

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to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat

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warm heart; kindliness

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to a great extent; incredibly (tasty, much, etc.); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)

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sentence; verdict; pronouncement

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price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee

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what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry

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depression; low spirits; dejection

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to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits

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to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)

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