jpdb beta

regular customer; valued client

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high priest; highly-ranked priest; virtuous priest; priest of great sanctity and learning

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lecture; sermon; preaching; moralizing; moralising

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hand-copied sutras; copying of a sutra

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(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience

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funeral service

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Buddhist memorial service

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ascetic monk; trainee monk

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to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate

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drink money; alcohol expenses; tip; gratuity

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to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black

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boomerang; swim briefs; Speedos

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large chorus

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farm; firm

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everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes

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to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone

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to continue (to say)

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way out; means to escape; escape route

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to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)

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course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment

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somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other

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boisterously; roughly; briskly

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dilemma

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(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me

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first person

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teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine

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I, as a mere priest; this humble servant of Buddha

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entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze

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to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound

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area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line

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to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)

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direct relation

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frontal attack

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to behave buggily (of software); to act up; to behave strangely

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file

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corruption (of text, e.g. in email, due to improper encoding); garbling; illegal character; corrupted text; garbled text

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I don't know

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remote control; remote operation

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to find out

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work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique

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proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment

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speck; fleck

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to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to

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when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives

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mala (spicy and numbing flavor)

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the form of a Buddhist priest; priestly attire

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to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to

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the dark side; the seamy side

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to degenerate; to lapse into

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to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)

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