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Tendai sect (of Buddhism)

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this mountain; this temple

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Oohararaikouin

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direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation

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inheritance

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new; unused; new; obvious; natural

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Awa (former province located in the south of present-day Chiba Prefecture)

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discussion

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tip of the tongue; speech; way of talking

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torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream

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acquaintance; friend; (arch.) lover

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to invite; to show (someone) in

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purpose of a visit

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(arch.) warrior from the eastern parts of Japan; eastern barbarians; people east of China (from the perspective of China)

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muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

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number of years

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to make one's way in the world; to earn one's living; to live

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living; livelihood

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tune

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pounding down earth around the roots of a tree; adding short branches of flowers to the base of an arrangement in ikebana

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dedication; offering; presentation; oblation

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root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence

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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)

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expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by

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to have the privilege of doing

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secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart

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folding fan

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cripple; disabled person

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earnest aspiration (to go to paradise)

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ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for

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to entreat; to request earnestly

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

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expressing one's opinion; speaking one's mind; making known; revealing

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fact; truth; understanding; consideration

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head of a temple

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vajra (indestructible substance); diamond; adamantine; thunderbolt; Indra's weapon; Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth

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word; language; speech

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bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory

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cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible

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silence

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word (opinion, objection)

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what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on

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morning star; Venus; preeminent person (within their own field); star (of the stage, silver screen, etc.)

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small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest

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easy life

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Blossoms fall and leaves scatter; the evanescence (impermanence) of worldly things

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to pile up; to accumulate

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(arch.) the real person; (arch.) said person; real thing; genuine article

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mind

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early morning; dawn

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