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(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead

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the seven treasures (gold, silver, pearls, agate, crystal, coral, lapis lazuli); cloisonne ware; shippō pattern (of overlapping circles); shippō emblem

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

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to bloom in profusion

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one-by-one; separately; in detail

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many; 84,000

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veins of a leaf

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to live; to make a living; to get on with

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to make

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empty space; empty sky

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buddhas and bodhisattvas

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Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th c. BCE?)

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Tilia miqueliana (species of linden tree); sacred fig (Ficus religiosa); bodhi tree; bo tree

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to achieve enlightenment; to attain enlightenment

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suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta

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Zen (Buddhism)

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calm abiding and clear observation (Tendai meditation); Tendai

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Lotus Sutra

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ascetic; pilgrim; devotee

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Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital

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idle thoughts; worldly thoughts

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Tenpyō period (esp. used as a period of art history, 710-794 CE)

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Toushoudaiji

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seated figure (e.g. of Buddha); sedentary statue; sedentary image

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carving; engraving; sculpture

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Japan's best; number one in Japan

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closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully

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sitting upright (properly)

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smile

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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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scholar monk

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entreaty; solicitation; earnest request

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propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work

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storm; windstorm; gale

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and various other things; and many other things; and more; and what not; and all that

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voyage; passage; travelling

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Yangzhou (China); Yangchow

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Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)

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to contract a disease

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loss of eyesight; loss of vision; going blind; blindness

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Mohe Zhiguan (Buddhist text by Guanding, 594 CE)

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high mountain; alpine mountain

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pine forest

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slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet

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zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)

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rosary

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censer; incense burner

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to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other

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squirrel

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like this; in this way; as you see

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