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Shugei Shuchiin School (ca 829CE)

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attainment of Buddhahood during life

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secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

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argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise

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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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meditation; contemplation

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road approaching a shrine

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memorial tower

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preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)

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biography; life story

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both feet; both legs

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care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown

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public interest; public benefit; public good

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question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion

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gymnosperm; gymnospermous plant

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ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

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phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit

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creeping pine

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Siberian mountain ash (Sorbus sambucifolia)

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deciduous (e.g. tree)

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(Japanese) larch (Larix leptolepis, Larix kaempferi)

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pulp

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Kitamisanchi

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Yezo spruce (Picea jezoensis); Jezo spruce

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Sakhalin fir (Abies sachalinensis)

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subarctic zone

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

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increase

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depending on; dependent on

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reckless deforestation; overcutting of forests

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bald mountain; denuded mountain; bare hill; treeless hill

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post-war recovery; post-war reconstruction

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rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)

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grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket

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remote mountain; mountain recesses

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economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal

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forestation; afforestation; reforestation

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economic growth

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liberalization of imports; liberalisation of imports

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forestry

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fuel

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black pine (Pinus thunbergii); Japanese black pine

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Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora); Japanese umbrella pine; tanyosho pine

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counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)

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lifestyle

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insects harmful to pine trees

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to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)

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Ryukyu; chain of southwestern Japanese islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture

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royal castle; imperial castle

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toe

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