jpdb beta

Estienne

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confinement; imprisonment; incarceration

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monastery; convent; cloister; abbey

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bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun); Indonesia

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et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth

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pleasantly smiling

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other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice

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adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law

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to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)

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to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)

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rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer

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opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items

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reading and writing

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rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match

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draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print

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bank; banking institution

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realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation

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backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal

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a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a

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after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on

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almsgiving

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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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to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy

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poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty

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structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern

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greedy

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ten percent

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charity; almsgiving

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remnant; residue; remaining; left-over

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discretion; judgement

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private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall

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(playing) a game of go, shogi or chess, etc.

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news; word; tidings; omen

4

shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.); ecdysis

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shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff

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to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at

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to change one's mind

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

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to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack

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lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)

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so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...

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to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

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to be relieved; to feel relieved

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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.)

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meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting

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return; welcome home

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to dry up; to parch; to ebb away

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to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

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terrible pain; terrible hardship; terrible suffering

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