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fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax

2

a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number

1

harbour; harbor; port

3

battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest

4

similar

2

Nankou

4

(arch.) switch (long, tender shoot of a plant); switch (cane used for flogging)

2

excellence; genius

2

sake (implied to be low-grade)

1

not knowing

1

double-headed

1

cutting (cloth, paper); judgement; judgment; decision

1

midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year

1

after all

2

exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout

1

to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up

1

going into battle; departure for the front

1

Sakurai Station

1

correct practices (esp. in Jodo, the path to rebirth in paradise)

1

death in battle

1

fervent; fierce; violent

1

teachings left by a deceased person; last instructions

1

to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride

1

family; relatives; dependents; household

2

one's last moment; one's death; one's end

1

critical moment; crucial point; crossroads

1

Zen; Zen temple; Zen priest

1

nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp

1

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

1

reflection; reflected light; reflected heat; glare

1

best; ideal; perfect

1

dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)

3

to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

2

more and more; increasingly; extremely; very

1

vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts

1

spread; pervasion; permeation

1

to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated

1

Bushido; samurai code of chivalry

2

Confucianism

2

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

4

Kume

2

feudal period (characterized by the rule of the shogunate, 1185-1867); age of militarist government

1

to take the form (of); to assume a shape

1

the imperial line

1

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

2

doesn't even exist

1

publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda

2

millionaire; one's superior; one's elder; (arch.) virtuous and gentle person; (arch.) female owner of a whorehouse in a post town; (arch.) chief of a post town

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poor person

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contribution (to a temple, shrine, etc.); donation

1