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ekayana (doctrine that only one teaching, usu. the Lotus Sutra, can lead to enlightenment)

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to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

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several tens

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number; amount

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conquest; subjugation; overcoming

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sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive

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secret; private; surreptitious

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pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements

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affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious

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-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person

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to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being

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

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like; as if; the same as

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strong; hard; manly

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which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon

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great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty

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life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation

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eternity; perpetuity; permanence

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grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness

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limit; bounds

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to mimic; to imitate

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grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)

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not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following

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equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms

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yours sincerely; respectfully yours

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to kneel

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pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly

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to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

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palm (of one's hand)

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to pray for the repose of somebody's soul; to pray for the souls of the departed

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country; territory; domain; realm

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favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude

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to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored

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existence; being

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most; extremely

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manifestation

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power; authority; jurisdiction

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soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost

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stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils

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3 Japanese feet; waistband; belt; cloth girdle

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distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)

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master; expert

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region; limits; stage; level

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Fuji

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to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)

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(arch.) not; is; are

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to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)

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scenery

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name; title; designation; fame; reputation

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chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople

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