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Nara (city, prefecture)

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oak (esp. Quercus serrata)

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criticism; judgement; judgment; comment

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expression; presentation; representation; notation

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idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression

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hollow; cavity; hole; cave

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graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)

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

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Amitabha Tathagata; Amithaba

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nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)

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Namu Amida Butsu; Hail Amitabha Buddha; Homage to Amida Buddha; prayer for rebirth in Sukhavati, the Pure Land of Amitabha

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vice; immorality; corruption

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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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great god; gracious deity; miracle-working god

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sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care

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measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid

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gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum

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approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction

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litre; liter

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to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually

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well

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farm (agriculture)

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neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

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hill; knoll

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Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region

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Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

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year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

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foot of a mountain; base of a mountain

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wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land

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reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground

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establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration

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biggest; greatest; largest; maximum

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private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular

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Europe

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cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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import; importation; introduction; afferent

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native species

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to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

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to like; to prefer

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often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly

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to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out

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plant; vegetation

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to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit

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straw raincoat

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to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

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protection against cold

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protection against rain; rainproof; raintight

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flint; firestone

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obsidian

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