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spreading Buddhist teachings

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writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word

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preparation; arrangements

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bring it on!

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forearm

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trial; test

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tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability

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they

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tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces

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five; 5

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one day; (on) a certain day

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to prohibit

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serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

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match; game; bout; contest

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one eye; one of one's eyes

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one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand

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to leave the government service

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in the mountains; among the mountains

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asceticism

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(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

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secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method

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old name for part of Hyogo prefecture

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westward trip; trip to the West

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account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters

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the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous

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training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices

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to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it

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to be able (to); to be possible (to)

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practice; practising; training; study

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abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary

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hey; hold on; come on

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originating (something); coming up with the idea; starting (something); spiritual awakening; resolution

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sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

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secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart

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to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile

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hundred battles; many battles

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dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt

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sparklingly

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having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance

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to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power

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carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately

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gasp; pant

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spirit; disposition

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turnip (Brassica rapa)

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shoes

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point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack

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paper-thin (difference)

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

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front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced

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How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

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