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separation of worship; movement of an enshrined deity to another shrine

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author unknown; anonymous

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(post-Heian) shrine dedicated to Amaterasu

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miscellaneous poems

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traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...

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Saitou Yoshitatsu

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(head priest of) temple formerly led by founder of sect; temple in which resided a member of nobility or imperial family; (head priest of) Honganji (temple in Kyoto)

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glancing through

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deposit; earnest money

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to be well-known; to be famous

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tea container (usually for thick tea used at the tea ceremony)

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Fujitaka

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to die (of a person); to have one's life come to a close

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samurai general (esp. during the Sengoku period)

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monk; priest; boy

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7000; seven thousand

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nursing; (protective) care

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deposit; earnest payment; earnest money

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Eiroku era (1558.2.28-1570.4.23)

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Kyoto

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water transportation

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powerful local clan; local strongman

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very strange; bizarre; weird; mysterious

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district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district

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inkstone

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to consult a doctor

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to be hungry

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territories in the vicinity of the capital and under direct imperial rule; (in Japanese history) the five kuni in the immediate vicinity of Kyoto

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treatment; therapy; cure

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Takeda

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right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages

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level; just; peaceful

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Toukichirō

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ekayana (doctrine that only one teaching, usu. the Lotus Sutra, can lead to enlightenment)

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commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the barbarians; great, unifying leader

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a little more

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counter for things inside a bag

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one tanka; one poem

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peace conference; peace negotiations

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regional governor in ancient China

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Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry); (arch.) thousands of leaves; (arch.) thousands of years; (arch.) all ages

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famous utensil; excellent utensil; famed musical instrument (e.g. a Stradivarius); excellent musical instrument; excellent vagina; formidable vulva

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Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry)

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all people; the whole nation

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fortress; castle; citadel; enclosure; castle walls

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payment (for labour); pay; charge; wages

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important task; important duty; important mission; heavy responsibility

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shrine parishioner

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race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku

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young samurai

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