jpdb beta

feed

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name plate; name tag; label

1

horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider

1

to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)

1

joint burial; group burial; burying together

1

grave; tomb

1

Zen meditation; meditative consultation with the head abbot

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handbook; manual; guide; primer

1

koan; kōan; Zen question for meditation (e.g. the sound of one hand clapping)

2

most; best

1

imperial mausoleum; Emperor's tomb; big hill

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two characters; name

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empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness

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funeral; burial rites; attendance at a funeral

2

one by one; one each; one at a time

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to straighten oneself; to straighten one's clothes and one's posture; to adopt a more serious attitude

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one mountain; pile (of something); heap; hump; worst part; large profit

1

to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)

1

settlement; permanent residency

1

cultivation

4

crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products

1

to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after

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Altair (star in the constellation Aquila); Alpha Aquilae

4

Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet); (arch.) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)

6

favorable reception; good reputation; popularity

1

spiral; helix; screw

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tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation

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diameter

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distance of eight sun (approx. 24 cm); dish or tray of this size (esp. used in kaiseki cuisine to serve several kinds of delicacies); food served in such a dish; variety of thick, traditional Japanese paper

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floriculture; flower gardening; floriculturist

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to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature

2

potting soil; planting mix; compost

2

liquid manure

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dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity

1

great; grand; extensive; large-scale

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to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular

1

to achieve success

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appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance

1

delicate flavor; subtle feeling; subtlety; delicacy

1

something out of the ordinary; variant; variety; person with an unusual character or background; unique figure; exceptional type

1

to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)

1

to get a big surprise; to be astonished

1

sashimi; make-up

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to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate

1

nimble; smart; quick

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all's grist that comes to his mill; turn everything to good account; turn anything to profit

1

brand; make; description; trading name of stocks and securities

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(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill

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face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house

2

simple and clear; plain and simple

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