jpdb beta

sect founder

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Shinran (founder of the Jōdo Shinshū sect of Buddhism, 1173-1262)

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karuna (compassion)

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grace; blessing; compassion

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to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust

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female delinquent

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

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knowledge; information

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bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit

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flour; meal; powder; heroin

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to thank; to apologize; to apologise; to say farewell; to retreat; to refuse

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penance

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miscellany (classification of Japanese poetry unrelated to the seasons or to love)

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one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation

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afterlife; for goodness' sake; for the love of God; I implore you, ...

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saint

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writing; composition; essay; sentence

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bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion

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to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account

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riot; disturbance

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charm; spell; curse; malediction; dharani; mantra

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extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out

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to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up

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funeral; burial; condolence

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to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse

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to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious

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to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff

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arrow; wedge; chock

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resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag

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to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide

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snake; serpent; large snake

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to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support

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topography; geographical features

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to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment

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full retreat; general retreat

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each; every; all

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Sun Tzu (Chinese military strategist; 544?-496 BCE); The Art of War (military text by Sun Tzu; ca. 5th century BCE); Sun Bin Bing Fa (military text by Sun Bin)

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to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

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easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

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difficult; hard

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difficulty

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rice bowl

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to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

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chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc

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till just now

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capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics

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why; how; for what reason

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retreat; withdrawal; retirement

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to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)

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doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion

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