jpdb beta

to have meaning; to be meaningful

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Ceridwen

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iron pot; kettle

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to dance (orig. a hopping dance)

4

to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off

3

water of life; life-giving water; distilled liquor (brandy, whisky, etc.); spirits; (arch.) semen

1

mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest

2

dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled

1

origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit

2

establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming

1

tea party; get-together; tea ceremony

3

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

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to spread; to be propagated

1

holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)

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within a school

1

participant; entrant

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use; service; purpose

1

to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated

1

record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document

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Celtic mythology

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entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)

1

hades; realm of the dead

1

cauldron

1

possession; owning

1

fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize

2

to finish knitting; to lace from bottom to top; to finish compiling (e.g. a dictionary); to finish editing

1

three; three years of age

2

component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)

5

to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone

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change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality

1

dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome

1

dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)

5

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

1

simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item

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to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

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smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume

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wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese

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calculation; reckoning; count; forecast

2

secret Jōdo Shinshū sect of Buddhism (practised in Kyushu in the Edo period)

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prohibition; inhibition; ban

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Jōdo Shinshū (offshoot of the Jōdo sect); True Pure Land School

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mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day

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religious; spiritual

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extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling

2

powerful person; influential person

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resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy

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camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade

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essence; true nature; substance; reality

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still; even now; to this day

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witnessing; observing; sighting

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