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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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to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)

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recitation (of a poem); chanting; singing; composition (of a poem); composed poem

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noted priest; celebrated priest

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unpolished and uncut gem

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to come back (to); to return to a starting point

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revision

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entire world; whole world; world stage

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old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

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notebook; account book; register

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cancellation; writing off (a debt); indicating a long sound in kana; tug o' war; tug of war

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flute player; flutist; flautist; piper

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to dance (orig. a hopping dance)

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New Year's Eve; December 31

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to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline

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gun; cannon; artillery

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bell (often a large hanging bell); chime

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clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously

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to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

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old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days

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church; chapel; synagogue; tabernacle

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worship (esp. Christian); adoration; divine service; worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)

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afternoon; p.m.

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church; cathedral; chapel

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sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing

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to kneel

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silent

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to pass; to pass by

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the whole audience

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quietly

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the New Year begins; the New Year starts

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group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude

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chamber; room; home of a monk; monk; Chinese "room" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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to hang low over (e.g. clouds); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind screens, curtain, etc.)

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hard to get; hard to come by

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like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul

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innovation; new departure; milestone; breakthrough

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reassuring; stouthearted

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all year round

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December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar

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in order; sequential; seriatim

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main; principal; important

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to extract (e.g. a passage from a book); to make an excerpt

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summary; outline

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to select; to pick out

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unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

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to single out; to select

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return; relapse; recurrence

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matter; item; facts

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picking out; taking out; (surgical) removal; exposure

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