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Kamakura (city)

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central black dot on a go board; Tengen era (978.11.29-983.4.15)

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head temple; this temple

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purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele

5

from now on

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favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter

1

Buddhist memorial service

3

have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to

3

to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)

5

cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

3

eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building

1

second-hand shop; curio shop

4

oval; elliptical; oblong

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coffin; casket

3

unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage

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in a sense; in some way; to an extent

4

furniture

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Jōdo Shinshū (offshoot of the Jōdo sect); True Pure Land School

3

Honganji sect (of Shin Buddhism)

1

head temple; this temple

4

reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt

4

Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral

3

Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)

3

foot of a mountain; base of a mountain

3

family positioned to accede to the shogunate

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one's family temple; temple with one's family grave

1

Kan'ei era (1624.2.30-1644.12.16)

5

going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting

2

prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished

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left end; left edge

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suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly

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coming and going; traffic

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rest; relief; relaxation

1

un-; non-; bad ...; poor ...

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squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern

4

side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore

3

to call a person's attention (to)

1

particulars; details; specified items

1

protruding navel; outie

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dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook

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waterfowl; water bird; shorebird

3

pebble

3

to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)

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ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound

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from the beginning; from scratch

3

punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop

3

to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)

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mirror surface; lens surface

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inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round

3

picking herbs and wildflowers (esp. early spring)

1