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naked body; naked sword

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to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say

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bank (river, lake); (arch.) pile; (arch.) heap

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crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)

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allowing oneself meat, fish or alcohol after a period of abstaining

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senior; elder; person older than oneself

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sacred mountain

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pleasure; delight; enjoyment

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passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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to recite; to chant; to read aloud

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not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether

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pain; agony; bitterness

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feeling of emptiness; sense of void

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the poor; paupers

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hibernation; staying indoors during winter

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intolerable; unbearable

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Kōnin era (810.9.19-824.1.5)

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history; annals

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going out (before burning completely); dying out; fizzling out (e.g. of a plan); falling through; coming to nothing

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Former Han dynasty (China, 206 BCE-9 CE); Western Han dynasty

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Later Han dynasty (China, 25-220 CE); Eastern Han dynasty; Later Han dynasty (China, 947-950 CE)

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book or scroll that has been handed down through generations; book of secrets; delivering a letter

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classic Confucian writings

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politics

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Shiji; Shih-chi; The Historical Records (ancient Chinese historical record)

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Chinese book; book written in Chinese

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ancient wise men

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The Five Classics (of Confucianism)

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national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate

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ocean transportation; importation

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very much; fully; never

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entry into a country

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traces; footprints; whereabouts

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total; sum

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self-satisfaction; rejoicing

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law and order; discipline

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Eastern Jin dynasty (of China; 317-420 CE); Eastern Chin dynasty

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governing; administering

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central government

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Saifu

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palace examination (national Chinese civil servant examination based largely on classic literature); someone who has passed this examination; examination for promotion in the Ministry of Ceremonies (based largely on political duties and Chinese classics); someone who has passed this examination

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bright person; talented student; prodigy

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branch roads; forked roads; crossroads; two ways (of proceeding)

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administration; governance; the authorities; authority

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elements; essentials; outline

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Water Rooster (10th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1933, 1993, 2053)

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to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)

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and; thereupon; because of that

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spacious; vast; wide

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