jpdb beta

category

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to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

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pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)

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sphere; counter for balls

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to heat; to heat up

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burning; combustion

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red flame; (solar) prominence

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defeat; loss; reverse; setback

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to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)

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impatience

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back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)

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lotus position (meditation and yoga posture); padmasana; sitting with legs crossed and feet placed on opposing thighs; lotus seat (under Buddhist statue); lotus base; lotus pedestal

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lotus position (meditation and yoga posture); padmasana; sitting with legs crossed and feet placed on opposing thighs

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sharp sword

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sacred books; sutras; scriptures; Bible

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to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

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bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory

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Manjushri; Manjusri; Bodhisattva that represents transcendent wisdom

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hermit; wizard; wizardry

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explanation; matter under discussion; contents; one's opinion

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good or bad luck; fortune

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date; time

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good and evil

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Xiuyaojing (Indian astrological text written by Amoghavajra)

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quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality

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offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff

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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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Manjusri (Bodhisattva); Monju; Monjushuri; Wenshu

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the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow

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constellations of the zodiac

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to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)

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by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through

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to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance

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

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beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

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interference; intervention; meddling

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plan; arrangements

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to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

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storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)

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trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)

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immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead

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nobleman's illegitimate child; product (of e.g. war); offspring; aftermath

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stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies

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to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up

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in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash

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to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away

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(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies

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analysis

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inference; deduction; induction; reasoning

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to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

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