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former emperor (or his empress, imperial princesses, etc.); posthumous Buddhist name containing the character "in"

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insanity; insane person; arbiter of taste; connoisseur

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Fujiwara No Yorinaga (1120-1156.8.1)

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pilgrimage to the three main Kumano shrines

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Sutokujoukou (1119.7.7-1164.9.14) (retired emperor)

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adoption (of a person)

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taking up a new line of work; the beginning of things; starting the preparations for New Year's festivities (December 8 in Tokyo, December 13 in Kyoto); resuming work after the New Year's vacation

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Itsukushima Shrine

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bearing many children; multiparity; multipariety; multiparousness; high birth rate

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temple solicitation

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Vairocana; Mahavairocana (Bliss Body of the historical Gautama Buddha); Dainichi Buddha; Nyorai Buddha

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coloring (in; e.g. a drawing); colouring; adding color (to)

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(another's respected) father

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public storehouse used to store grain or valuables collected for taxation (ritsuryo system)

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imperial proclamation

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glutinous rice steamed with red beans or some other ingredient; (arch.) trickery; (arch.) deception

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Buddhist image maker

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completion (of a building)

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mother

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eternity; permanence; perpetuity

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elderly priest

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esoteric Buddhism; Tantric Buddhism; Vajrayana; secret Buddhist teachings; Mikkyō

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inner sanctuary; inner shrine; sanctum sanctorum; holy of holies; place behind main hall of a temple enshrining temple founder, miraculous Buddhas, hidden statues, etc.

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The Tale of the Heike; Heike Monogatari

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compassion; affection

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losing one's life; death

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to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with

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building (a temple, palace, etc.); construction; erection

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retired emperor; ex-emperor; former emperor; emperor emeritus

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repeatedly; to a tremendous extent

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wind and snow; snowstorm; blizzard; hardships

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ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems

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current master; father of one's current master; minister (of government); noble; (arch.) nobleman's residence

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longing for others; wanting company

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siblings; brothers and sisters

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divine spirit; spirit of the dead

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let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect

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visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)

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mantra; Shingon sect (of Buddhism)

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

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male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)

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lifestyle; way of life

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accident; emergency; calamity

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Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)

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all day long

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dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life

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power struggle

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on the way back; returning

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one's parents' home

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visit to a temple or shrine; worship; pilgrimage

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