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dry-looking; withered

1

appears to be; apparently

1

France; French (language)

2

to dry

7

emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being

6

field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons

2

house for sale

1

jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

1

family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables

2

departed soul; spirit

1

bodhi; enlightenment; happiness in the next world

1

to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down

2

extremely; very

2

the late emperor

1

tightly; firmly; fast; sharply; keenly

1

your body; your health; yourself; you

2

to lose something

1

beside; nearby

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square jō (approx. 10 sq feet); abbot's chamber; chief priest

1

hermit's cell; retreat

2

emphasizes direct object of action

3

place containing a Buddhist image; place containing a Buddha; pure land; independent workshop of Buddhist sculptors (from the Heian period onward)

1

bedroom; bedchamber; (arch.) roost; (arch.) nest

1

day and night

2

morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly

1

one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha

2

Nagatoki

1

constant; persistent; indecisiveness; usual; normal

1

baptism-like ceremony performed by the buddhas on a bodhisattva who attains buddhahood; baptism-like ceremony for conferring onto someone precepts, a mystic teaching, etc. (in esoteric Buddhism); pouring water onto a gravestone; teaching esoteric techniques, compositions, etc. (in Japanese poetry or music)

2

calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance

2

a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section

1

small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness

1

the Japanese syllabary symbols

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kanji; Chinese character

2

to apply; to adapt

1

reference; consultation

2

bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun); Indonesia

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to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation

4

reference book

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Buddhist scriptures; sutras

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dictionary

1

ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present

1

something well-known throughout the world

4

collection; compilation

3

paging; pagination; numbering

1

stalk; stem

1

entering; going into

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head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest

4

paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor

1

to become (a state, condition, etc.)

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