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family positioned to accede to the shogunate

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instructor; (fencing) teacher; model

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judge (of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office); judicial officer; minister of justice; Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office

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lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone

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long-range archery

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under the eaves

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to pierce; to penetrate

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each clan

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master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)

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military training

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subject; curriculum

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distance (of a ski jump, baseball hit, etc.); carry (of a golf ball); flight (of an arrow)

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third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit

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unification; union; oneness

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the Trinity; three parts; three components; three factors

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mountain worship; religion that worships mountains as sacred

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itinerant Buddhist monk; practitioner of Shugendō

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Shugendō; Japanese mountain asceticism incorporating Shinto and Buddhist concepts

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indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal

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Onmyōdō; way of Yin and Yang; occult divination system based on the Taoist theory of the five elements

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to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract

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firewood gathering

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to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission

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still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less

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very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

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to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into

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strength; power; proficiency; the strength of ... people; the strength of ... men

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En no Ozunu (634-c.700) (founder of Shugendō)

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Ennogyouja

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Mahamayuri (deity usu. depicted riding a peacock)

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to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)

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using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on

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angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)

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Fudou Falls

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Children's Limbo; futile; unrewarding

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mountain ascetic; practitioner of Shugendō

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hybrid

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outline; summary; gist; in brief

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organization; organisation; systematization; systematisation

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head temple; this temple

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this mountain; this temple

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litigation; lawsuit

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(committing, resorting to) an act of violence

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in the mountains; among the mountains

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to lie down (in bed)

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(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy

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intimate; close

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downtown

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peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade

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Three Main Kumano Shrines (Kumano Hongu Taisha, Kumano Nachi Taisha, Kumano Hayatama Taisha)

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