jpdb beta

to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to

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Gospel of John (book of the Bible)

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Buddhism

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before one's birth; before one was born

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Shinto; Shintoism

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Confucianism

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explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

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idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression

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coincident with; while; simultaneously

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religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity

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birth; creation; formation

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condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)

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

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community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border

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to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)

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to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade

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each; (arch.) you (plural)

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eternity; perpetuity

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chain; chains

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link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic

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tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well

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confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation

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rather than

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truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer

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to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through

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to be able (to); to be possible (to)

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anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity

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unable to resist; unable to suppress

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outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly

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real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks

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instinct

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predecessor; people of former times

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accumulation

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inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike

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historian

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component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)

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to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

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feeling; sense; impression

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to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback

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Yukio Mishima (1925.1.14-1970.11.25)

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Confessions of a Mask (1949 novel by Yukio Mishima)

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a baby's first bath

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tub; washbasin; washbowl

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bark (of a tree)

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to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

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dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful

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hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron

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shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word

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metal ring; metal hoop; metal band; trivet

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light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence

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