jpdb beta

nature; natural constitution; innate disposition

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woman of loose morals; lewd woman; prostitute; whore; harlot

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to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract

4

don't do anything rash!; keep composed!

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(short) rest; breather; break

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Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary

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sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion

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(arch.) streamers (made of linen, paper, etc.) attached to a long pole (used as a wand in grand purification ceremonies); being in great demand

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rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil

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niche or alcove for an image; (in Okinawa) portable shrine used to move a deceased from their house to the graveyard

5

double doors opening from the centre; double-opening from the centre (e.g. doors, casement windows, etc.); method of filleting fish, chicken, etc. with a central cut and peeling back the flesh

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lattice door

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wind and snow; snowstorm; blizzard; hardships

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smoothly; swiftly

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Taoist temple

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(main building of a) Shinto shrine

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edifice; temple; hall

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solid; strong; firm

3

wooden floor

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temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room

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to fix (e.g. to a wall); to secure; to install; to plant

4

garden; park

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arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo

5

building material

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emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence

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eternity; perpetuity; immortality; permanence

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after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")

1

appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting

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readiness; preparedness; attitude; kanji "vapor" radical

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point below the navel (a focus point for internal meditative techniques)

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good night

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to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand

3

in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time

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juice; sap

2

(feeling of) tightness in the chest

3

long time

4

accumulation; accumulate; store

2

rest; relief; relaxation

2

neck; head; dismissal; discharge

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cavern; cave; cave system; grotto

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body of a snake; serpentine

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to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract

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warrior; samurai

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pseudo-; quasi-

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lust

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middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

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to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)

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depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection

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agglomeration; clumping together; cohesion (of ions, etc.); flocculation (of colloidal particles); agglutination

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moment by moment; hour by hour

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