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how many; how old

6

to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

4

to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference

1

noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

1

all the more

1

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less

2

making one's way through life; conduct of one's life

1

policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle

16

hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour

2

to be moderate in; to be temperate in; to refrain (from doing); to withhold (an announcement, comment, etc.); to be beside; to be close by

1

to fart; to break wind

2

out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope

1

thus; in this way

1

high; noble; refined; advanced

2

trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)

1

genuine; authentic; true; pure

1

personal attack; ad hominem attack

1

just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable

2

defense; defence; safeguard; protection

1

Zuien

1

being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)

1

immediately; right away; on the spot

1

stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern)

4

temple kitchen; monastery kitchen; quarters of a head priest (and his family)

1

to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)

1

azalea; rhododendron

1

graveyard; cemetery

1

roof tile

2

tens of thousands

2

roof tile; tiled roof; objects crowded together (e.g. houses)

1

pigeon; dove

8

awning (over a window, doorway, etc.); eaves (of a roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle

2

here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots

1

place where raindrops fall from the eaves

1

(a) row; line

3

Iwasa Matabei

1

demon's prayer (Ōtsu-e motif depicting a demon wearing monk's robes and holding a bell)

1

nembutsu; nianfo; the three-word invocation "Namu Amida Butsu" dedicated to the Amitabha Buddha; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)

1

dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)

1

to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune

2

from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly

2

manners; behavior; behaviour

3

to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite

1

gong; handbell

1

T-shaped wooden bell hammer

1

(shrine or temple) donation register; subscription book; subscription list

1

invitation; introduction; temptation

1

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

2

mountain temple

1

to approach; to draw near

1