jpdb beta

moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet

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miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness

7

general idea; concept; notion

1

part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties

3

chief god

4

teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine

2

to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen

1

substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something; (arch.) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)

1

to make a distinction; to differ; to be different

1

rare; uncommon

1

exception

1

western regions of China

1

countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)

3

indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal

1

(religious) faith; belief; creed

2

one by one; one at a time; in turn

1

oracle

1

living god

1

to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem

1

a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course

1

legitimate; orthodox; traditional

1

fainting; swooning

1

form; shape; figure

1

religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity

1

cannot be helped; unavoidable

1

deep in the mountains; mountain recesses

1

terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful

1

century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)

1

long (time); longstanding; for a long time

1

to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)

1

creed; doctrine; dogma

1

transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety

1

recent years

2

in everything

1

augury; fortune-telling; divination

1

pure; clean; untouched; innocent

1

clean; pure; chaste

1

persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate

1

restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope

1

special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial

3

layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular

1

children

1

heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained

1

residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion

5

(power of) imagination

1

locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind

1

cultivation; refinement; culture; education

1

prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism

6

sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement

3

puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)

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