jpdb beta

to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask

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taciturn

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incommunicative; taciturn

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corner; nook

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to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)

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twenty-six

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support; stay; prop

2

selfish

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enlightenment; spiritual awakening; opening one's eyes to the truth; gaining eyesight; restoring eyesight; opening the eyes

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self-awareness; consciousness of one's own character

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attaining Buddhahood; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)

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useless; in vain

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halo (around the Sun, Moon, etc.); ring; corona

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to bloom

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spring evening

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lunch; dinner

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a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed

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to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

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to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)

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divine will; providence

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worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)

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to take a step backward; to retreat a step

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Kagemoto

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frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved

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proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim

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being struck with awe

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to obtain evidence

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to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure

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unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky (orig. in Onmyōdō); bad year; annus horribilis

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vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary

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thousand-armed Avalokiteshvara; thousand-armed Kannon

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judgment; judgement; decision; verdict

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engine; agency; organisation; system; facility

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beyond imagination; unimaginable

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very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory

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trial; judgement; judgment

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fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas

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Kamakura shogunate (1185-1333)

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restoration; revival; resurgence

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collapse; downfall

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dispute; conflict; trouble; strife

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justice; fairness; impartiality

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to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try

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judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree

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document; official papers

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presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in

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hectare (2.471 acres)

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point at issue

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to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out

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documentary evidence; documentation

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