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degenerate age; corrupt word; age of the decline of Buddhism; latter days of the law

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heresy; dangerous religion; (arch.) Christianity

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early Japanese Christianity (from the later Muromachi period); early Japanese Christian

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magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell

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black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market

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addition; increase; Canada

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ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines

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red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion

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red hair; Westerner (esp., originally, the Dutch)

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mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)

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country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)

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red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful

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water well

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odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...

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sharpness; sharp weapon; blade; fine soldier

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drafting (a plan, contract, etc.); drawing up

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(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions

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striped cotton fabric imported from Sao Tome, also copied in Japan

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first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy

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good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)

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rare; strange; odd; peculiar

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looking; viewing; (please) try (to)

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blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature

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Dominica; Commonwealth of Dominica; the Lord's Day; Sunday

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dharani; spell; litany; Sanskrit multi-syllabic chant

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to recite; to chant; to read aloud

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(not) in the slightest; (not) at all

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to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

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prohibition; ban; embargo

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(religious) denomination; sect

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god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder

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dyeing; printing

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Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure

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execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion

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poppy seed; pinhead-like; small as ants

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apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)

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like; as if; the same as

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awe; fear; dread; fright

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hill; height; knoll; rising ground

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bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre

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wave; ups and downs

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lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)

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common reed (Phragmites australis)

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monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)

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sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling

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to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

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to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)

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strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number

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glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination

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very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour

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