jpdb beta

person who has committed suicide

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village headman; village mayor

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prayer; heartfelt wish

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homa; Buddhist rite of burning wooden sticks to ask a deity for blessings

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principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter

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bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio

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justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation

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to backfire; to have a harmful result

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vivid; striking

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rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous

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(divine) revelation

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priest; monk; bonze

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pure white; snow white

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Indian soapberry (Sapindus mukorossi); Chinese soapberry; washnut; soapnut tree

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rosary; string of prayer beads

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sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor

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stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign

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platform in front of a temple's principal image, from which the officiating monk chants

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to sit; to squat; to be implicated

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minuteness; one millionth

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dharani; spell; litany; Sanskrit multi-syllabic chant

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to recite; to chant; to read aloud

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Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)

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furnace; boiler

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to throw into; to dump in together

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incense smoke

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to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up

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body proportions

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colouring; coloring; colouration; coloration; painting

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coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment

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to be sooty; to be stained

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western regions of China

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notch; nick; marks on a ruler

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(rock) crystal; high purity quartz

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light offered to a god or Buddha; votive light

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to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable

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calls and sounds made by insects

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rhythm

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to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough

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high and low; rise and fall

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evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances

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perception; sensation; awareness

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extensive; spacious; vague; hazy

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confrontation; showdown

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miracle; wonder; marvel

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foreign country

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gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove

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to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)

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three-pronged fork; trident; trifurcate; three-pronged; three-way (e.g. outlet)

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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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