jpdb beta

to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

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knowledge and virtue

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literary and military arts; the pen and the sword

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branch roads; forked roads; crossroads; two ways (of proceeding)

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to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with

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to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

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silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

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suddenly; abruptly; slowly; leisurely; deliberately

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to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action

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moreover; in addition

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up in a tree; in the trees

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from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth

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cannot be undone; can't be recovered from

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to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again

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everything; anything; nothing

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redoing

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(one's) life

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fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest

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to rank next to; to come after

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to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge

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face of a dead person

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unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful

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nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)

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to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance

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calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!

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between life and death

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to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest

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with a patting motion; lightly (tapping); (sticking) fast; firmly; sloshing (liquid); swaying

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enlightenment; great wisdom

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rice bran

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mother and child

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medulla; marrow; pith

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to cling to; to embrace

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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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area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances

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to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up

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ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream

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to be skillful (skilful); to be clever

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bark (of tree)

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wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly

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to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to

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lower branches of a tree

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to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

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easily

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skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium

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skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium

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to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

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bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects

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one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre

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cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.

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