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Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)

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forest; shrine grove

1

hill; height; knoll; rising ground

7

temple; monk's quarters; monk

4

great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo

1

enshrinement hall (of a buddha); temple; cathedral (esp. Catholic)

2

Rennyo (1415-1499)

1

law; act; method; mood; dharma; law

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descendant (usu. of a certain generation); (arch.) lineage; (arch.) pedigree; (arch.) grandchild

1

oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)

8

Shounyo

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dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)

2

Muromachi shogunate (1336-1573)

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nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-

6

rule; reign; government; governing

1

disorder; chaos; confusion

1

(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection

3

society; public; community; social studies

3

disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot

1

opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

2

structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern

1

military preparation; armaments; defenses; defences

2

moat; fosse; trench; ditch

10

bridge

4

stone wall

4

ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)

5

in the forest

2

magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly

1

fortress; castle; citadel; enclosure; castle walls

8

of course; certainly; naturally

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instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability

2

Nara; Kongōbu-ji

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to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

3

being filled with; being full of; permeation

1

old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days

4

used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous

3

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

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child; young lad; stripling; greenhorn; inexperienced person

1

resin; rosin

1

tone; manner of speaking

6

emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment

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to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

4

unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with

1

tradition; convention

5

enemy of Buddhism

4

culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

3

destroyer

2

wild; unruly; arrogant; endless (e.g. spending); uncontrolled; rampant (e.g. weeds)

1

Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good

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beast; brute; animal

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