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Obaku school of Zen Buddhism

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vague; obscure; vast; boundless

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common bean; green bean

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common bean; green bean

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monk; priest, particularly a high-ranking Zen monk honored by the imperial court

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to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation

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academic ability

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one of a pair; one side

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(art of) fencing; swordsmanship

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picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

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Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)

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clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect

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pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)

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correct style in a haiku (like Basho's)

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(sound of) wind blowing through pine trees

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personality; style; appearance

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to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in

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to name; to take a second name or alias; to announce; to boast; to declare

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intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart

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mountain and water; landscape (containing hills and rivers); landscape picture; mountain stream; water that flows down from a mountain; garden which contains an artificial hill and a pond

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to dry

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succession; successor

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to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in

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having a wife; marrying (a woman); marriage

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first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order

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studies; schoolwork; classwork

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unreached; unattained; unachieved; unprecedented

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firm refusal

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even though; despite; notwithstanding

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conflict; complication; troubles; discord

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to avoid

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request; invitation; privilege in criminal law given to nobles of the fifth rank or above (ritsuryo system)

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old master; old teacher; old monk; aged priest

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admonition; injunction; instruction; message

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changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start

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twenty-five

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lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

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door(s) of a gate

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to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)

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clerical appearance; appearance of a priest; teachings of Buddha; condition of the universe at creation; in the pure land teachings, the name of Amitabha, or prayers to Amitabha

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conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap

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cane; walking stick; staff; wand

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place of scenic beauty; scenic spot; beauty spot

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historic spot; historic remains; ruins

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route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)

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Hizen (former province located in present-day Saga and Nagasaki prefectures, excluding Tsushima and Oki Islands)

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Karatsu

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Enpō era (1673.9.21-1681.9.29)

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twenty-six

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picturesque scenery; place of scenic beauty

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