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errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use

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eternity; permanence; perpetuity

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nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)

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ten years; decade

2

Matou

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orchid; Netherlands; Holland

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

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white horse; unrefined sake

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temple (Buddhist)

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government office building

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chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia

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to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit

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Chinese person

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figure of speech; rhetorical flourish

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Laozi and Zhuangzi

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Laozi; Lao Tzu; Lao Tse

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philosophy of Lao-tse and Chuang-tse; Taoism

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otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense

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seclusion from the world

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clue; lead; key; handhold; hold

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to cultivate a better understanding

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Zen (Buddhism)

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Nanbokuchō period (of Japan; 1336-1392); period of the Northern and Southern courts; period of the Northern and Southern dynasties (of China; 5th-6th c.)

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tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon

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here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

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to call; to summon; to send for; to call together

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literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)

2

fluent; flowing; elegant

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complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal

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pre-Kumarajiva Chinese translation (i.e. before the 5th century)

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old translation; pre-Xuanzang Chinese translation (esp. 5th-mid 7th century)

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new translation; post-Xuanzang Chinese translation (i.e. mid 7th century onward)

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reading aloud; recitation; intoning

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standard; standardized; average; normal; ordinary

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Prajnaparamita Sutra; Perfection of Wisdom Sutra

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short piece (of music, writing); small work (painting, sculpture, etc.); literary sketch; small article; small item

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textbook of Buddhist treatises (containing interpretation of the sutras)

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the twelve gates of Heian's greater palace

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supreme wisdom; sage

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jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of

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the translation profession

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3000; three thousand; many

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researcher

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sage; wise man; philosopher; sagacity; wisdom; intelligence

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annotation; explanatory note; comment

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sudden enlightenment

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good deeds; charity

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gradual enlightenment

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before and after; earlier and later; order; occurring almost simultaneously; inversion (of order)

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(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality

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