jpdb beta

iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner

1

most difficult; next to impossible

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three enlightened men (Buddha, Confucius and Christ; Lao-tzu, Confucius and Buddha; etc.); three sages; three virtuous men; the three most accomplished people (of a particular craft or trade)

3

each other; one another

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first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface

1

vestige; scar

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(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future

3

disturbance; upheaval; unrest; war; riot

1

period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

2

to wander from place to place; to change jobs

2

owner

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possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping

1

depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...

1

tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge

1

unification; integration

1

large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)

1

learning; study

1

in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily

1

to exchange words

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indefinite postponement

1

to wash again; to reconsider

1

sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration

1

anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation

1

small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit

1

no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be

2

malice; malicious intent; intent to kill

1

all (there is); as long as there is

1

to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify

1

to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death

1

serious; grave; dignified; solemn

1

to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope

1

recompense; indemnity; atonement

1

clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)

1

naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt

1

scapular

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more than expected

1

to be flexible; to be accommodating

1

chain; chains

2

crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping

1

to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued

1

betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

1

discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability

1

difference; disparity; gap

1

Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary

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preference; priority; precedence; right of way

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so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense

1

cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky

2

to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy

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thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception

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sense of stability

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