jpdb beta

very rude; very insolent; extremely reprehensible; outrageous

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a hundred lashes; a hundred strokes

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ascetic monk; trainee monk

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cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible

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to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort

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to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)

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to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail

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Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)

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perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say

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long trip

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mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both

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convenient

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best

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along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following

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wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection

1

state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place

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to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

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feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly

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entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze

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western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon

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pilgrimage; walking tour; travelling (on foot)

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to become better; to improve

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high-class Edo-period pleasure house (where outside prostitutes were hired to entertained guests)

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hot water; hot bath

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son and heir; son who will succeed one

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borrowed thing

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to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly

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to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate

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rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

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to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)

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to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

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as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")

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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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timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)

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buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end

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to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded

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reliance; dependence

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pipe; tube

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unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question

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to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded

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pangs of conscience

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

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corpse; dead person

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without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory

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at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now

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thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual

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with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

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humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

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