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Japan and India; Japanese-Indian

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internal department; department within an organization

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Trunk (luggage)

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Ucchusma

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to put on airs; to assume importance

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special leather belt used in ceremonial court dress, covered in black lacquer and decorated with stones and jewels

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Vajrapani; wielder of the vajra

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cannot be treated lightly; requiring careful attention; cannot be ignored

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Garbhadhatu; Womb Realm; Matrix Realm

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good morning

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to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)

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paper mat

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Kouji

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Iwao

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large, perforated, turnip-shaped arrowhead cover made of Japanese bigleaf magnolia or paulownia; harmless arrow affixed with such a cover (that whistles when shot and is used to drive off evil spirits)

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to wipe out; to erase

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Abenonakamaro

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spring of sweet water

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tieless; not wearing a tie; open-necked

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first Sanskrit alphabet letter (in esoteric Buddhism symbolizes the source of all things)

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Kundali

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to catch 'the stupid' (e.g. from talking to stupid people, watching mindless TV, etc.)

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it's tactless to state the obvious; that's best left unsaid

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way of doing something

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rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)

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vigor (like leaping flames); liveliness

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much ado about nothing; The mountains have brought forth a mouse (Aesop)

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to appeal to one's reason

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meditation method; contemplation technique

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pitch-black; darkness

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leaving a cram school; dropping out of a cram school

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binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term

4

unfinished; unripe; unfermented narezushi; unfermented brine-pickled sushi; noh mask with slightly protruding horns and frizzy hair (representing a woman on her way to becoming a hannya)

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solemnly; respectfully; reverently; quietly; softly; silently

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slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient

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Tarata

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black maple (Acer nigrum)

2

volume sales; volume retail

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to pray that one avoids disaster or illness; to pray for harm or death to come upon someone; to curse; to charm; to conjure; (arch.) to treat illness (with a prayer)

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twelve devas (esp. of the Shingon sect)

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O Great God of Arms, I beseech your aid against my enemy!

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construction materials

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long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears

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flight feathers

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corner of the eye

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type of hakama worn in ancient times

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Witchcraft

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arraying a number of reference books in order to compose poetry; literary composition crammed with maxims, ancient episodes, legends, etc.; otters lining a catch of fish on a river bank; (people) making offerings (esp. of fish)

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bureau; office building

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on the strength of numbers

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