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to watch over; to watch attentively

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quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful

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water well

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history

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to inherit; to succeed; to take over

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to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

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lord of a castle

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hard struggle; strenuous effort

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to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)

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(public) peace; stability; tranquillity

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people; men and women; each person; everybody

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foundation stone; cornerstone

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prosperity; thriving; flourishing

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show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation

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force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort

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important post; important office; key position

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(Edo-period) chief minister

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bakufu; shogunate

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feudal lord; daimyo

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successive generations; successive emperors

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feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province

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Edo period (1603-1868)

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to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along

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to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off

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bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory

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stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus

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center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

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was

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chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)

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Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)

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founding a temple (on a hill-top)

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to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention

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

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counter for temples

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deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)

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dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook

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while alive; during one's lifetime

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activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role

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political

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postwar period; period after Second World War

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not only ... (but also); not just; as well as

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military exploits; military feats; military achievements; distinguished military service

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to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)

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root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature

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boy

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receiving (from a superior); bestowed

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counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product

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10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various

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Sawayama

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Keichō era (1596.10.27-1615.7.13)

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