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messenger; envoy; emissary

13

caller; visitor; company; guest

5

high-handed; oppressive

4

trend of the times; way things are going

3

this mountain; this temple

42

old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated

1

parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement

1

I, as a mere priest; this humble servant of Buddha

16

undesirable state brought about by (my) lack of virtue; feeling morally responsible; mea culpa

4

you; your father

22

isolated place; out-of-the-way place; remote part of the land

2

adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion

1

brazier; hibachi

2

Zen temple

1

hand-copied sutras; copying of a sutra

1

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

7

vegetarian cuisine originally derived from the dietary restrictions of Buddhist monks

1

to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse

2

transmission of electricity; electricity supply; power supply

2

wicker(work) (cane, rattan) chair

2

small-format paperback book; pocket paperback

17

pocket square; decorative handkerchief used as an accessory to a suit

1

fluent (in a language); flowing

2

water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway

2

complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious

1

civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)

2

tranquility; tranquillity; calmness; serenity; quietness

3

sprinkling; dropping in small light bits

3

sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)

16

new religion

2

Shingon sect (of Buddhism)

9

separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation

4

new religion

4

creed; doctrine; dogma

5

preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)

1

consecration ritual for the conferral of the status of Acharya (in esoteric Buddhism)

1

to rise; to flourish

1

necessary evil

1

symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity

3

19; nineteen

2

lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end

2

Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)

104

people who lived in Kyushu in ancient times, and who opposed the state of Yamato

8

mountain castle

372

vigor; vigour; ardor; ardour; high spirits

2

sorry to bother you, but ...

1

interception (email); wiretap; bug

1

dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)

8

to have (something) innate; to be born with

2

to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)

1