jpdb beta

(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier

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another world

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language

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cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air

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to call out; to ask someone to come

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semi-transparent; translucent

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glass; pane

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thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble

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emotional strength; force of will

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eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious

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seeming sad

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translation; deciphering; decoding; translation

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hostility; animosity; enmity

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agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance

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after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after

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pleased to make your acquaintance

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300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster

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shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine

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evil spirit

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ghost bound to a specific physical location (usu. where death occurred)

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people; men and women; each person; everybody

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to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship

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to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death

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reconstruction

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nimbly; lightly

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tearful voice

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your home; your residence; you (referring to one's equal; epistolary style)

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with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...

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to leave undone

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to stop in the middle of a sentence

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goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final

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to work hard; to make an effort

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briskly with small steps; trotting

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to take hold of; to possess; to haunt

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wicked; evil

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unable to resist; unable to suppress

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almost (did); nearly (did)

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ignoring a traffic light; red-light violation; running a red light; jaywalking

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almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time

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unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled

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rationalization; justification

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traditional Japanese dance

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to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved

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hungry; starving

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changing for the better

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to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)

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notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties

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fourth day of the month; four days

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viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side

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doggie; pooch; bow-wow

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