jpdb beta

to increase; to grow

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you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)

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just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)

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long (time that has passed); old (story)

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great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad

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(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection

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in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw

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silence; stillness; quietness

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Souzui

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deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)

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chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)

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to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

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to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being

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this world; earthly life

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to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit

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body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)

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popular name; common name; nickname; alias

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was

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life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life

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throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

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studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to

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dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook

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deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)

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counter for temples

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second generation; second; junior

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(arch.) youth; (arch.) freshness; good omen; Sweden; Switzerland

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oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally

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she; her; girlfriend

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to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)

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sufferings; ordeals; agony; Passion (of Christ); crucifixion

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period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

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to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

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country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)

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raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities

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before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end

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to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

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clouds and fog

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Nizaemon

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Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo

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chief retainer; daimyo's minister

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Shuzen

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by means of; due to; because of; according to

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darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy

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battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict

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to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to

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one party; one faction; one clique

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arrest; apprehension; capture

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to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched

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arson; incendiarism

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thief; robber; burglar; bandit

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