jpdb beta

achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service

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staying up all night; all-night vigil

1

to attempt; to test; to try out

1

serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

2

to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)

1

finding employment; getting a job

1

speech and conduct; words and deeds

1

to become used to; to become familiar with; to grow accustomed to

1

all day long; all the day; throughout the day

1

philosopher

1

meditation; contemplation

1

gunshot; bullet; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy)

2

second day of the month; two days

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third day of the month; three days

1

unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)

2

artist's temperament; master's temperament

1

eccentricity; eccentric behaviour

1

extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness

1

attendant; companion

2

plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking

1

happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying

2

relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen

1

shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited

1

(grape) wine

1

sandwich

3

small bag; small satchel

1

nine o'clock

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half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)

4

lonely

1

sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic

1

street light

2

shopping district; shopping street; downtown

1

compared to

2

quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly

1

without permission; without notice

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passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger

1

bare earth (i.e. ground not covered by a roof); open field; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)

2

night burglar

2

jumping to a hasty conclusion

1

bunch of keys

1

lock

1

to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to

1

lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill

2

wooden door

1

dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre

2

breaking a lock; picking a lock

1

speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise

1

ascetic practice of silence

3

wooden floor; room with a wooden floor; changing room (at a public bath)

1

to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

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