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Zen temple

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lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

2

low-ranking samurai; rolling three and one (in a dice game)

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handwork; handcraft; manual labor; manual labour; working with one's hands

13

carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately

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information; news; report; reward; retribution

2

to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased

1

injury; harm; evil influence; damage

1

national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level

1

fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade

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in many cases

2

ethnic; racial; national

1

steady; firm; solid; secure

1

human; human-like; as a person

2

special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity

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when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

2

Europe and America; the West

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and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

4

to be doing; to be in the process of doing

1

handmade paper

1

hand wheel; hand-powered potter's wheel

2

on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead

1

to leave behind

1

negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible

1

as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

2

accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect

1

that's the way it is; such is life

5

beforehand; in advance; previously

1

all; everyone; everybody

1

to do

1

bag; satchel; briefcase; basket

2

calyx

1

strength; solidity; firmness; armour; armor

1

to do a meritorious deed

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by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

2

way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

3

ability; capability; skill

2

in a sense; in some way; to an extent

2

able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability

1

reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)

1

writer; painter; drawer; skilful writer; skilful painter

1

hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner

1

counter for horsemen

1

verb

1

very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

3

to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce

1

well then ...; in that situation; in which case

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Sutra of Immeasurable Life

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ambition; the Buddha's great vow (to save all people)

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fourth

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