jpdb beta

counter for temples

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New Year's period (January 1 to 3)

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great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)

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sashimi; make-up

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remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?

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that's so, isn't it

4

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

2

ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner

1

five; 5

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10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various

2

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

1

supplement; complement

1

both (people); the two of them

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one's fate (fortune) as concerns marriage

2

excellent luck (esp. in fortune-telling)

3

image; figure; figure; form; image

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place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

17

bad luck; ill fortune; misfortune

1

auntie; older woman

2

brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend

5

to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble

2

ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious

2

even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on

2

(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move

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conviction; belief; confidence

6

to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into

7

severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

4

by myself; in person; by oneself

3

to all appearances; no matter how you look at it

1

skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament

2

internal organs; viscera

1

active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

2

retirement

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time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun

1

to stare in wonder; to be amazed

3

to die; to pass away

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contradiction; inconsistency

2

the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)

2

as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually

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now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

5

roadside; wayside

1

brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost

2

to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

7

light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight

12

to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

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sense of relief; feeling of relief

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to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply

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the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

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(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)

2

genius; prodigy; natural gift

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