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Saiokiji

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detour; circumvention; turning movement

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before

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walk

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thick legs; fat legs; cankle; cankles

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universal illumination (esp. in Buddhism, by the dharma-body)

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thing of medium quality; Koya paper

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Japanese language school

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Akasagarbha (bodhisattva); the Receptacle of Void

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to accumulate merit; to make merit

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divorce of a couple who have been married for a long time (often brought on by retirement of the husband)

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bones left after cremation (esp. those of a Buddha or Boddhisatva); grain of rice; cooked rice

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to hold a memorial service for the dead, praying for their happiness in the next life by chanting sutras

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Heart Sutra

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way of the Buddha; Buddha's teachings

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bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki

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emptiness is form; illusion of the reality of matter

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offering; presentation; donation

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maha (great)

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Hassaku orange (Citrus hassaku); 1st of August (lunar calendar)

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hymn

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temple which issues amulets

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everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress

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Takashi

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authoritarianism

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cock-a-doodle-doo (sound made by cockerels, roosters); cockerel; rooster (childish term)

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morning star; Lucifer; Phosphorus; Venus in the morning sky

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form is emptiness; matter is void; all is vanity

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arson; setting fire

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something going right into or coming right out of a place where it fits snugly

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Harima (former province located in the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)

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digitization

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finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing

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steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)

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lovers' quarrel

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heatstroke; sunstroke

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how

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southernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)

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family which supports a temple; parishioner

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to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

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stereo (sound); stereo (player, set); stereo; stereophonic

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locals; natives

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writer; author

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minitruck; light truck; small truck; light pickup

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to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up

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the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar

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exhaust fumes

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one shō bottle (1.8 litres)

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Awa (former province located in present-day Tokushima Prefecture)

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discarding; firing (an employee)

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