jpdb beta

you could say; you might say; verging on the

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serious; important; significant; grave; weighty

2

unique; peerless; invaluable; priceless

1

materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

1

to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict

3

sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)

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one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time

2

to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses

1

essence; true nature; substance; reality

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useless; vain; aimless; idle

1

to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

5

blindness; blind (e.g. love, faith); reckless

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lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer

1

cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct

5

energy; vigor; vigour; vitality

1

completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered

1

agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation

1

to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

1

religious; spiritual

3

consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)

2

to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently

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to smile

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very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly

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Jichin

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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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proxy; representative

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imperial court

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palace visit

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Emperor of Japan

2

presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady

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waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae

1

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

1

title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)

2

many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous

1

reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight

1

to like; to prefer; to be pleased by

2

reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy

1

feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear

1

to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

2

this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such

1

now that; since; so long as; because

1

difference; discrepancy; variation

5

memory; sense; experience

2

outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude

1

to giggle

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to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid

2

laughingstock

1

dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity

3

imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress

1

leaving (e.g. a courtroom, workplace); exiting; withdrawal (e.g. from a superior's presence)

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