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Nara period (710-794 CE)

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East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)

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to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise

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dried lacquer; dry lacquer (technique); kanshitsu; technique for making objects (vessels, sculptures, statues, etc.) from many layers of hemp cloth soaked with lacquer

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technique

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

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east

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large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

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counter for temples

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statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image

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Nichiren sect; Tendai sect; Lotus Sutra

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

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Amoghapasa (manifestation of Kannon)

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to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think

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recommendation; referral; endorsement

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class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate

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and yet; though; when; in spite of

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to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

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autumn; fall

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until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

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studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)

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(some) more; even more; longer; further

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Nihon Shoki; Nihongi; Chronicles of Japan

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government service; the bureaucracy

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-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person

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writing; composition; essay; sentence

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quotation; citation; reference

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Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country

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to; towards; for

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dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp

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record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document

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who

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Northern and Southern Courts (of Japan; 1336-1392); Northern and Southern Dynasties; Northern and Southern Dynasties (of China; 420-589)

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civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict

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conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence

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Ashikaga Yoshimitsu (1358-1408)

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

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start; commencement; beginning; initiation

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minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)

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to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

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safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good

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this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

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to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish

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to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

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thank you; thanks

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in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

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as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

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baseball

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