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to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

1

concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet

8

ancient people

5

to ask a question of (a person)

1

education; enlightenment; civilization; civilisation; indoctrination

2

koan; kōan; Zen question for meditation (e.g. the sound of one hand clapping)

4

to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely

1

spring; fountain

1

day and night

2

extreme heat

1

extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter

1

attack (disease)

1

to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out

1

friend who guides one to Buddhism through teaching

1

to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for

2

sitting upright (properly)

1

foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese

1

person of ability; person of high calibre; talented individual

1

Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

11

instant; moment; for an instant

3

leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress

1

penance; hardship

3

penance

5

mind and body

29

dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off

10

extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart

2

to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)

1

Founder of Buddhism

65

warm; mild; genial

1

must not; should not; do not

13

lecture; sermon; preaching; moralizing; moralising

4

start; commencement; beginning; initiation

2

to finish; to graduate

1

Yoritomo

1

two years later; year after next

1

insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising

2

to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock

1

Jōkyū era (1219.4.12-1222.4.13); Shōkyū era

1

advanced level; high grade; senior

1

opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion

8

flattery; cajolery; flirtation

1

rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent

1

priest soldier; warrior monk

1

warrior class

4

to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter

1

capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace

1

children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people

1

gambling

1

gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester

1

to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in

2