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dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)

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descendant

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elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding

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hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)

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to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

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tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section

2

wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line

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all living things; mankind; the people; the world

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emperor

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influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on

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to bring; to take; to bring about

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transcendency; detachment

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devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

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Asura; demigod; fighting; carnage; sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.); log slide

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to use; to make use of; to utilize

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Ōnin era (1467.3.5-1469.4.28)

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anarchy; chaos

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(in Japanese architecture) transom

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holding one's ground; defending local authority

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energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life

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rival chiefs

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large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant

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gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees

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rapidly

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sudden; abrupt; unexpected

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to die; to pass away; to enter the priesthood; to live a secluded life

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acceleration

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generation; the world; the age

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numb; insensitive (e.g. to pain); apathetic; insensitive; indifferent

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cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang

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cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat

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shower; rainfall

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open seam; seam that has come apart; tear

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straw sandals

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plants; vegetation

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red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

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relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage

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outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits

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bank; embankment; dike

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row of cherry trees (lining a street)

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collection; compilation

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one tanka; one poem

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low voice; whisper

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to talk to oneself; to mutter

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to shed tears; to be moved to tears

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but; however; even though; even if

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harmonious (couple, family, etc.); happy; affectionate; friendly; intimate

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water's edge; shore; waterside

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to look around; to survey

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to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect

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