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repentance; confession; penitence

3

illiteracy; ignorance; arhat; someone who has attained nirvana

1

after all; because; but; even; too; as well

1

to say; to speak; to tell; to talk

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at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

2

should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

6

and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not

2

existence; possession; having; limited company

5

guilt; culpability

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innocence; being not guilty

1

bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person

1

strictly adhering to Buddhist precepts

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distinction; differentiation; classification

1

without; but if; otherwise; or else

1

earnest; kind; sincere

1

Katsufusa

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defeating barbarians (esp. the Emishi); conquering barbarians

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Minister of the Right (official in Nara and Heian periods)

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false charge; slander; defamation

2

inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable

2

10,000,000; ten million; extremely large number; myriad

1

inquiry; enquiry

1

(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

1

indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

1

kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)

1

mixed; mingled

1

detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

2

reply; answer; response

1

way; method; means; resource; course

1

point; essentials; gist; summary; fundamentals

2

twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days

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Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)

3

last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier

1

the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket

1

Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)

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(presidential) message

1

facing south; southern exposure

1

village; hamlet; countryside; country

1

counter for places

3

to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen

1

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

1

to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)

1

since some time ago; for quite a while; already

1

to keep in mind; to memorize

1

enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten

1

studying for a test

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safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction

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speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise

1

excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence

1

pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission

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