jpdb beta

Japan and India; Japanese-Indian

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internal department; department within an organization

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Ucchusma

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to put on airs; to assume importance

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special leather belt used in ceremonial court dress, covered in black lacquer and decorated with stones and jewels

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Vajrapani; wielder of the vajra

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cannot be treated lightly; requiring careful attention; cannot be ignored

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Garbhadhatu; Womb Realm; Matrix Realm

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good morning

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Kouji

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large, perforated, turnip-shaped arrowhead cover made of Japanese bigleaf magnolia or paulownia; harmless arrow affixed with such a cover (that whistles when shot and is used to drive off evil spirits)

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to wipe out; to erase

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Abenonakamaro

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spring of sweet water

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tieless; not wearing a tie; open-necked

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first Sanskrit alphabet letter (in esoteric Buddhism symbolizes the source of all things)

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to catch 'the stupid' (e.g. from talking to stupid people, watching mindless TV, etc.)

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it's tactless to state the obvious; that's best left unsaid

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way of doing something

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rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)

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much ado about nothing; The mountains have brought forth a mouse (Aesop)

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to appeal to one's reason

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meditation method; contemplation technique

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pitch-black; darkness

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leaving a cram school; dropping out of a cram school

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solemnly; respectfully; reverently; quietly; softly; silently

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volume sales; volume retail

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to pray that one avoids disaster or illness; to pray for harm or death to come upon someone; to curse; to charm; to conjure; (arch.) to treat illness (with a prayer)

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twelve devas (esp. of the Shingon sect)

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O Great God of Arms, I beseech your aid against my enemy!

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construction materials

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long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears

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corner of the eye

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type of hakama worn in ancient times

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arraying a number of reference books in order to compose poetry; literary composition crammed with maxims, ancient episodes, legends, etc.; otters lining a catch of fish on a river bank; (people) making offerings (esp. of fish)

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bureau; office building

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on the strength of numbers

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Mahamayuri (deity usu. depicted riding a peacock)

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fertile, productive field

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Ascot tie

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worthless (of a person); somebody who wouldn't be missed if they died

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to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around

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old ceremonial court dress

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amount of damages or loss

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to like; to prefer; to be pleased by

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stand-alone

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hips

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coming and going; traffic

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to search for a way out of a potentially fatal situation; to seek for a way out of a desperate situation

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ugliness of old age

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