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large number of priests

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to lack

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young; juvenile

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gravesite; tomb

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to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out

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to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural

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moral sense

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to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down

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device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity

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seeing with one's own eyes; witnessing

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future years; in (one's) later years

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influence (on someone); inspiration

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external; superficial; outward; surface

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normal practice; proper practice

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persecution; oppression

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to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with

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extolling; exalting

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Buddhist teachings; Buddhism

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leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)

3

hydroplane (submarines); diving plane; diving rudder

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one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives

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learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics

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to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)

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Myouzen

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to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence

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founder of a sect

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preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin 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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supreme; greatest; highest; best

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authentic biography

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former teacher

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Song dynasty (China, 960-1279); Sung dynasty; Liu Song dynasty (China, 420-479); Liu Sung dynasty; Song (ancient Chinese state, 11th century-286 BCE); Sung

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to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes

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Eizan

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Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount

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high monk (esp. one of correct conduct who acts as a role model for his pupils); high priest; initiate (esp. as a formal rank in Tendai and Shingon); monk who conducts religious services

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serious illness

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infirmities of old age

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happiness in the next world

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conference; discussion

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infancy; childhood; tender age

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parents; both parents

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bringing up; rearing; upbringing

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favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude

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spreading Buddhist teachings

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to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up

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having a short time to live; having not much longer to live; having little time left; (one's) days are numbered

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another meeting; meeting again; reunion

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to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon

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stationary point

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adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done

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