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Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)

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Japanese-style room

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washroom; bathroom

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outdoors; outside

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being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter

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to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive

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to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited

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temple meditation hall or certain other temple structures

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to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention

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busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden

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zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)

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grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict

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peace (esp. of the world); peace and calm; tranquility; tranquillity

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exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout

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evergreen oak

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Zen stick (used by a Zen priest to strike an inattentive zazen sitter); warning stick (Rinzai Zen); encouragement stick (Soto Zen); horsewhip

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holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity

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state of selflessness; state of no-self; egoless state; state of total absorption; flow state; being in the zone

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all things in nature; the whole creation

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unification; union; oneness

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to be smeared; to be covered

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amplitude (of vibration); (degree of) instability; volatility; fluctuation

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to keep (e.g. the lead); to maintain (a standard, situation, etc.); to put aside (for someone); to save (e.g. a seat); to keep (the ball; in soccer, rugby, etc.); to retain possession

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as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

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to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort

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antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions

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idle thoughts; worldly thoughts

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absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)

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to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear

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deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths

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calamus; quill

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ego; self; ego

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redoing; doing over again

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two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

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overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful

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trance; ecstasy; enthusiasm

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comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori

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to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

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I; me

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worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)

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ho-ho-ho (e.g. Santa Claus)

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in a day; in a brief space of time

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by your leave; with your permission

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foundation; basis

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to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)

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shaking; swaying

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grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie

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wig; hairpiece (esp. to cover hair loss); toupee

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hey!; over here!; OK; gotcha; yep

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mosaic; pixelated obscuring in images and video, usu. for censorship

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