jpdb beta

end of the year or season; year end

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together (with); at the same time; in a lump

1

gossip; idle talk; chat

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three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again

1

orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly

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society; public; community; social studies

2

counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter

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the four seasons

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fifth (interval)

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Bon Festival; Buddhist service for the anniversary of the death of Prince Shōtoku (orig. the 22nd day of the 2nd month of the lunar calendar)

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Northern and Southern Courts (of Japan; 1336-1392); Northern and Southern Dynasties; Northern and Southern Dynasties (of China; 420-589)

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once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat

1

Bon festival; Feast of Lanterns; Buddhist ceremony held on July 15; ullambana

1

outcome (of a course of events); consequence; tendency; trend; drift

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mixture (synthesis) of Buddhism and Shintoism

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double suicide; lovers' suicide

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to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)

2

consideration; thought

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state of mind; mentality; psychology

1

fate; destiny; predestination

1

Mount Sumeru (believed to be the centre of the Buddhist world)

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commoner; plebeian

1

popularization; popularisation

1

half a year; six months

1

related to the teachings of Buddha; able to be saved by Buddha; related; relevant

1

where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

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to send for

4

to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home

1

occasionally; at times; the season; from time to time

1

change (e.g. season)

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guardian deity

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to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

2

to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)

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welcoming the spirits of the dead

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welcoming fire for returning spirits (on the first night of the Bon festival)

2

to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)

4

obstinacy; atman; the self; the ego

1

belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of

4

to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon

7

ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to

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praying for rain

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to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up

2

ceremonial bonfire (seeing off the spirits on the final night of O-Bon)

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western capital; Kyoto

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uppercase letter; capital letter; large character; large writing; the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"; huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year

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gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over

2

Shingon sect (of Buddhism)

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clearly; distinctly; vividly

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garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location

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to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)

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