jpdb beta

messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things

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klesha

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must not; do not

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France

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Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person

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founder of a sect

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serious; grave; dignified; solemn

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to make do errands; to set to scutwork

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praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause

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worship (esp. Christian); (church) service

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Taiwan

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Buddhism

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Tendai sect (of Buddhism)

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sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)

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

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nembutsu; nianfo; the three-word invocation "Namu Amida Butsu" dedicated to the Amitabha Buddha; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)

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dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)

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Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral

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Hong Kong

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movie; film; motion picture

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dubbing (of a film, etc. into a different language); stand-in (actor); double; recasting; reminting

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small; little; few

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counter for temples

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to chant the nembutsu

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one's native land

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India

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Amitabha

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salute; bow

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way of using (something); usage; use; directions (for use)

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deciphering; decoding

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to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)

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tongue twister

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Namamugi Incident (August 1862); Kanagawa Incident; Richardson Affair

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Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)

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retainer of a daimyo

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Richardson

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lightning strike; torpedo attack

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the shoemaker's children go barefoot; specialists often fail to apply their skills to themselves; (lit.) the dyer's white hakama

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premature

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alternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns; oscillating between optimism and pessimism

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free from worldly or worthless thoughts

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trance; ecstasy; enthusiasm

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undivided attention; concentration

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clear and serene (as a polished mirror and still water)

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so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case

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magic number

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to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed

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double-barreled gun

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to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire

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two swords; being skilled in two fields; (an) expert in two fields; liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes alcohol and sweets equally well; bisexual (person)

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