jpdb beta

homa; Buddhist rite of burning wooden sticks to ask a deity for blessings

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supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder

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military force; military strength

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normally; habitually

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legislation; lawmaking

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administration of justice

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running a government administration; managing a cabinet

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truth

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world situation; world affairs

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national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate

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to make one's own; to take possession of

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innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty

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for that very reason; that is exactly why ...; as expected; just as one thought; sure enough

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you must protect yourself against any possible dangers; (lit.) you have to brush off sparks that fall onto you

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however; having said that; but

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to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue

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how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage

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very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best

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season; weather

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willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition

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to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude

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without any weak spot; watertight (e.g. reasoning); impeccable

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to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)

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to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry

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to be; to do

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exciting

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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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Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)

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to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)

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to gain fame; to make one's name

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point in common; common feature

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query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry

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indecent; indelicate

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country samurai

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clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion

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autumn moon; harvest moon

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opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable

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paint; coloring materials; colors; colours

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somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion

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clear and serene (as a polished mirror and still water)

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water current

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hero

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ready (to do); willing

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turning sideways; landscape orientation

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receiving an electric shock

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magic; conjuring; sleight of hand; legerdemain

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(sense of) crushing evil

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osmosis; permeability

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tear; rip; breach; spoilage; waste; wastepaper

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(electrical) earth; ground; earthing; Earth

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