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initial opening (esp. of a temple)

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Tenpyō era (729.8.5-749.4.14); Tenbyō era; Tenhei era

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to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)

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to construct an embankment

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people; populace; masses

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Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō

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enshrinement; installation (of an image)

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Kanji era (1087.4.7-1094.12.15)

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main temple building; nave

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Deva gate; temple gate guarded by fierce Deva Kings; temple gate of the Nio

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road approaching a shrine

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to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

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exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite

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extension of a straight line; (conclusion) following as an extension of (an argument)

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death (of a nobleman, Imperial family member, etc.); demise

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burial

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to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship

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coexistence

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naming; giving a name; designation; nominal

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cold mineral spring

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to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)

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goes without saying; needless to say; obvious

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daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision

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the third

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lovable

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death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out

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Buddhist memorial service

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everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular

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as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

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black hair

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shoulder

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vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant

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short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment

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to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)

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white

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clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)

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dyeing black; dyed black; dark

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priest's garb

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hood; kerchief

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to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

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rosary; string of prayer beads

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therefore; consequently

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somewhere; anywhere; in some respects

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pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at

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appearance; figure; shape; form

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daily visit (of worship); frequent visit

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distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process

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slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably

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bodyguard; escort

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bad weather

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