jpdb beta

heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing

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large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

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square jō (approx. 10 sq feet); abbot's chamber; chief priest; Mount Fangzhang (said to be inhabited by immortals); Mount Fanghu

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garden; park

6

to change color (of leaves in autumn); to turn red; to ripen (and change color); to become sexually aware; to reach puberty

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(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of

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background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)

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charm; fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to captivate

2

pond

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to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance

4

common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp

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point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points

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best; ideal; perfect

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World Heritage (site)

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lecture hall of a temple (esp. Zen)

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temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room

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to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect

4

picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

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the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan

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cloud dragon

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drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene

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staring at or watching all sides

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hey there; I say; see here

4

generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points

4

like this; this sort; this way

2

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)

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the West; the Occident; Western countries

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mysterious; mystical

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dragon god; dragon king; naga

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phrase; phrase; strawberry

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impression

2

in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth

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no photographs; no photography

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zun (ancient Chinese wine vessel, usu. made of bronze); (arch.) honorific prefix referring to the listener; counter for buddhas

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house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building

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bamboo thicket; bamboo grove

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Jōjakukouji

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to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point

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in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue

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to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

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recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

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Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th century BCE?)

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Amitabha Tathagata; Amithaba

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to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship

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rickshaw; jinrikisha

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to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate

3

sound of rustling leaves

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first experience (of something); first sexual experience

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rickshaw puller; rickshaw driver; rickshaw man

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being good at conversation; good talker; conversationalist

1