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evil destiny

3

continually thinking about something

2

brute; savage; fiend

1

bad results

1

through; by way of; after; via

5

karma effects; fate; inevitable retribution

2

hellish pain; suffering; distress; agony

1

candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice

1

("like this"; often the opening word of a sutra); ten thusnesses (in Tendai)

1

essence and fringe; beginning and ending; root and branch; means and end

1

after all; in the end; excellent; superb; robust; brawny

1

difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress

1

root; source; origin; cause

1

aspiration for Buddhahood

5

to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract

3

one house; one roof

2

temple (esp. large one); monastery; temple building

3

manor; villa

1

strict; stern

1

intoning the name of the Buddha; chanting the name of the Buddha

3

earth and heaven; human and heavenly beings

1

companion; follower; attendant; retinue

1

reverence; respect

1

central black dot on a go board; Tengen era (978.11.29-983.4.15)

1

penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism

1

dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)

2

agency for employing servants and arranging marriages (Edo period); mediator; flattery; flatterer; Keian era (1648.2.15-1652.9.18)

1

supplementary or additional fertilizer (fertiliser)

2

Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)

1

capital (esp. Kyoto)

1

Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto)

1

temple; monastery; convent

1

high and low (social standing)

1

tea store

1

awe; fear; dread; fright

8

every year; yearly; annually

1

eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building

2

politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure

2

inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim

1

above the clouds; the heavens

1

Edo-period business taxes

1

high-quality green tea; jewel-like dewdrop

1

(present) head of a family

2

Emon

2

pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants

4

boy; eldest son

1

third daughter

1

deep affection; tender love; devotion; doting upon

2

one's nature or personality; inherent; innate

1

youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new

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