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follower (of religion; esp. Jōdo Shinshū practitioners); believer

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to hold fast; to protect to the end

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messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)

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duchy; dukedom; principality

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right; privilege

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authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition

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daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)

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government official

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collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy

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chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing

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Kamakura shogunate (1185-1333)

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formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding

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lord of a manor; estate steward

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violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism

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farmland; rice field or paddy

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contribution (to a temple, shrine, etc.); donation

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lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk

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taxes; taxation

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exemption; exoneration; discharge

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outside of; not covered by

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such

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spread; span; expanse; extent

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private; personal

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(head priest of) temple formerly led by founder of sect; temple in which resided a member of nobility or imperial family; (head priest of) Honganji (temple in Kyoto)

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alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)

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chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)

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to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent

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relative; relation; kin

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parent-child relationship

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adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law

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legal fiction

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Oouchi Yoshinaga

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Bungo (former province located in present-day Ōita Prefecture)

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one's twenties

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Yoshiaki

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Oouchi Yoshitaka

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to beg; to ask; to request; to invite

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Yoshitaka

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biological child; one's own child

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betrothal; wedding; marriage into a family; adoption

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shock; impact; crash

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huge rock; firmness; solidity

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absolutely necessary

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qualifications; requirements; capabilities

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Shounyo

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Tanemichi

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the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony

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Miyuki

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century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time

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tremendous; immense

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