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day after day; day by day

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(death from) starvation; starving to death

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to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for

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to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out

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walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent

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bodyguard; escort

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people; citizens; subjects; folk

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to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on

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car; automobile; vehicle; wheel

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stipend in rice

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rim; brim; edge; brink

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to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin

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at first; initially; in the beginning

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patience; endurance

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association; union; guild

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bamboo spear

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massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter

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hungry ghost (preta) realm

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Asura; demigod; fighting; carnage; sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.); log slide

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hell

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usual; ordinary

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eating lightly (to save money, food, calories, etc.)

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light eating; spare diet; not eating much

1

free-loader; hanger-on; parasite; house guest

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coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK

2

one meal; one meal (a day)

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in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert

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long life; longevity

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Kan'ei era (1624.2.30-1644.12.16)

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old name for part of Hyogo prefecture

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transcription; copying; handwriting (as a school subject); penmanship

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Shoukuu

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(Self Defense Force's Air Force) general (defence); lieutenant; major

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ninety; 90

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Shin Buddhism

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Shinran (founder of the Jōdo Shinshū sect of Buddhism, 1173-1262)

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source; beginning; origin

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exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)

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preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)

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eighty; 80

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Toba Soujou (Abbot of Toba, painter of the 11th century)

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Ikkyuu

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that year; same year; same age

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farmer

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to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread

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right; privilege

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parasite

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thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)

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bad year; bad harvest

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wanderer; vagabond; capricious person; hobo

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