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sacred teachings (esp. of Confucius); Confucianism; Christianity; Buddhism

2

Pagan (Burmah)

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foreign religion (esp. Christianity); religion other than Buddhism

1

very much; fully; never

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tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)

1

cigarette; cigar

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to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up

1

(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey

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geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character

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to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)

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toe

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directions; rules of use

1

miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling

1

imported article; imported goods

1

tofu; bean curd; beancurd

1

table

1

much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner

1

reputation; fame

1

eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)

2

loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce

1

chawanmushi; savoury steamed egg custard with chicken, mushrooms, etc. (savory)

1

good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty

1

best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)

1

tenets (of a religious sect); doctrines; (religious) sect; denomination; one's principles; one's tastes

2

400; four hundred

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

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holy priest; saint

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Buddhist teachings; Buddhism

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Jōdo Shinshū (offshoot of the Jōdo sect); True Pure Land School

1

spacious; vast; wide

2

protestant

1

enlightenment of the masses; leading the masses on the path of enlightenment (Buddhism)

3

to keep in mind and do as one has been told; to learn and obey; to act in accordance; to comply

1

pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in

2

many hardships

1

majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly

1

education; enlightenment; civilization; civilisation; indoctrination

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vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand

2

after death

2

follower (of religion; esp. Jōdo Shinshū practitioners); believer

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another sect

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(Roman) Catholicism

2

believer; follower

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tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot

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Protestantism

2

wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer

1

tigers and wolves; cruel and greedy brute

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battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict

1

meat (for consumption)

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bloodshed

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