jpdb beta

south

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vermilion (colour); cinnabar

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to kneel (in respect); to genuflect

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to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)

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ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)

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to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off

2

school of fish; shoal of fish

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group; bunch; crowd; group

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sound barrier

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to knock down; to knock off

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group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)

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to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

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pump

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discharge of water (from a river, dam, etc.); drainage; spraying water (on); hosing

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direct hit

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to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around

3

unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless

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hostage

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lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down

2

to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat

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(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit

2

death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)

3

relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital

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to all appearances; no matter how you look at it

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1000 sheets (of paper); many pages; book tripe; bible tripe; leaf tripe

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to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out

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tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability

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crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)

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at a young age; while still young

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earth (color, colour); earthen; ashen; deathly pale

2

calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable

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suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly

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to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified

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dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

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road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism

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(a multitude of) gods

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to say; to tell; to state; to do

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to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully

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a long time ago; in those days

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well

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counter for temples

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monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)

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wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)

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interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)

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pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person

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empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness

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exchange; conversion

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keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support

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to pray that one avoids disaster or illness; to pray for harm or death to come upon someone; to curse; to charm; to conjure; (arch.) to treat illness (with a prayer)

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pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless

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