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adorning (a Buddhist statue)

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Buddhist memorial service

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entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining

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mountain temple

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to give one's life; to lay down one's life

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one lump; one group

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hills and fields; countryside

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flat-iron; soldering iron; crimper; curling tongs; trowel

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to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear

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(water-filled) paddy field

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frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category

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(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions

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unloading (a ship); landing

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inlet; seashore; beach

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inlet; cove; creek; bay

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beach; seashore; seaside; coast

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western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)

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to reflect carefully

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all living things; all God's creatures, great and small

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will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)

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hunter

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to err

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to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to

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human relations; humanity

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pachinko swindler; pachinko scammer

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therefore; thus; well, then ...; that's right; indeed; (arch.) ... on earth?

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Society of Jesus; Jesuits

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to go; to come

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wave; ups and downs

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to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo

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your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)

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soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction

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to preach the truth

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Buddhist priest

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to spread; to be propagated

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ginkgo nut; gingko nut

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Sui dynasty (China, 581-618)

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Reitei

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school; sect; party

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Miura Peninsula

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

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surface of the earth; ground surface

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kun (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: earth, southwest)

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selection; choice; choosing; picking; election

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one hundred-thousandth; sudden; abrupt; unexpected

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cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)

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Nobutsune

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sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi

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that year; same year; same age

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jōruri; type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with Japanese puppet theater)

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