jpdb beta

way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system

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gold and silver; money

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jewel; gem; gem (of a story, essay, etc.); accomplished work; beautiful piece

1

colour; color; hue; tints

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bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory

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Tathagata; perfected one (suffix of high-ranking Buddhist deities)

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(religious) faith; belief; creed

2

bundle; control; management

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doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man

6

to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake

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years; time

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theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor

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sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)

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(flower) vase

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handle; grip; holder; person who holds

2

candlestick; candlestand

9

loss (e.g. of an item)

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theft; robbery

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pious men and women; religious people; the faithful

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to impose; to visit upon; to inflict

2

Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary

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power; authority; influence

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visual confirmation; sighting

5

surrounding; enclosure

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advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)

2

troupe; theatrical company

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butoh; style of contemporary Japanese dance featuring dancers in white paint

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figure; form; style

2

to travel about

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counter for thin, flat things (petals, leaves, etc.)

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flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession

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Adam's apple; laryngeal prominence

2

astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast

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to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)

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difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)

1

to run around; to bustle about

1

to become pale; to turn pale

3

in search of; in order to look for

1

paper; note; document; bill

1

thick; bulky; massive; heavy

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in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover

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careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal

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blank space; margin; blank canvas

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front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context

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blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace

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invisible writing revealed by applying heat; writing done in invisible ink

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to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)

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as far as I know

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whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical

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