jpdb beta

to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)

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unexpectedly; surprisingly

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to boost; to force up; to push up

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to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor

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surroundings; circumference

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place that is cool in the summer; place one goes to escape the heat of summer; summer retreat

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to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade

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looking for (a suitable thing or person); searching for; hunting out; picking out; shopping around for; searching (a place)

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pair; couple

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to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

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class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate

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image of a bride dressed in her wedding gown (wedding kimono, etc.)

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light; lamp; torch

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shades of evening; dead of night

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to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)

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to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet

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piano (instrument); piano (dynamic)

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to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)

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lawn; grass; turf

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here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order

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Western person; Westerner

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highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest

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to be enchanted; to be charmed

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not only

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Buddhist priest; monk; boy

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lance

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strict; stern

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hundred; 100

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(the path of spiritual) enlightenment; attainment of supreme wisdom; water of life; philosophy

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multi-

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Chita

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trouble

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several years; a few years

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3.03 meters (ten shaku); length; measure; Mr.; Mrs.

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monk; priest, particularly a high-ranking Zen monk honored by the imperial court

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priestly teacher; preceptor; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); priest; second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; master (of one's art, trade, etc.)

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Zen meditation; meditative consultation with the head abbot

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before it becomes (verb); before (an undesirable thing occurs)

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teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)

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under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side

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conception; idea; thought; samjna (perception)

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to seem (very) proud; to be inflated with pride

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dormitory

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to read through (difficult passage or particularly long book)

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detailed inspection; thorough examination; checking

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aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

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pie in the sky; castles in the air; (lit.) drawing of a rice cake

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to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake

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dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)

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throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off

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