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Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition

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Kenshin

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they; them

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Buddhist teachings; Buddhism

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Date Masamune (1567.9.5-1636.6.27)

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common knowledge; well-known fact

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to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone

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cause; origin; source

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to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect

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simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

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strict; stern

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(religious) denomination; sect

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record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document

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three wise monkeys (who "see no evil, hear no evil, and speak no evil")

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to be associated (with); to be connected (with)

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to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve

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something useless; (lit.) picture of rice cakes

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hungry

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direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means

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observation; survey; watching

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paradox

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to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with

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illogicality

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outside the area

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... is the reason; ... is my excuse

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babble; gibberish; gobbledygook; gobbledegook

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to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

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serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

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sincerity; true heart; devotion

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in pieces; in scraps; fragmentary (e.g. knowledge); scrappy; insignificant; unimportant

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evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights

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sick person; patient; invalid

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enlightenment of the masses; leading the masses on the path of enlightenment (Buddhism)

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large enterprise; big business; large undertaking

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to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in

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influencing (a person) for good

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to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

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what's the best thing to do?; what to do?

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blindness

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redemption; salvation

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efficacy; effect

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deafness

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sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment

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utter indifference; talking to the wall; praying to deaf ears

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muteness; speech impairment; mute; deaf-mute

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Persia

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pepper

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to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of

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object; objective; aim

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three people

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