jpdb beta

(in) one's own way

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ancient Japanese martial arts

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dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)

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game; match; contest

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unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha

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randori (freestyle judo training)

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one-to-many

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instructor; (fencing) teacher; model

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pistol; revolver

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university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

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thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan

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regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts

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far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)

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each other; one another

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not yet known; unknown; strange

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money; metal

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friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife

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to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated

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furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more

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still better; even better

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meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence

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true; real; genuine; proper; utter

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below zero; sub-zero

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forty; 40

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terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)

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shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted

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many times

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to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

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hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense

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to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set

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sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing

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younger brother

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awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained

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pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)

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to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)

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apologetic

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further; farther; furthermore; all the more; even more

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in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste

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to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

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thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

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to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

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commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory

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Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)

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Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)

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destination

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the other day; a few days ago

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to die

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earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

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adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)

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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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