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Nichiren school of Buddhism

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destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down

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temple (esp. large one); monastery; temple building

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structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern

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fortress; castle; citadel; enclosure; castle walls

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hamachi; young Japanese amberjack; young yellowtail

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town originally built around a temple or shrine

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layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity

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feudalistic

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prosperity

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as a matter of fact; to tell the truth

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dislike; hatred; fear

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oppression; suppression; pressure

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sect founder

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Shinran (founder of the Jōdo Shinshū sect of Buddhism, 1173-1262)

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historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site

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taxes; taxation

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the end (of); last time (doing); finishing up; closing

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to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)

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hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors

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evasion; an excuse

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always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop

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master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy

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gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked

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ignorance; innocence; stupidity

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to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)

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breaking a commandment (usually religious); offense against the Buddhist commandments (offence)

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cruel; merciless; pitiful; tragic; breaking a religious precept without shame

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to use and then throw away

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essence; true nature; substance; reality

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dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness

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bitter enemy

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to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

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prosperity

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present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing

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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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Kennyo

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brother-in-law

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the deceased; the departed

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Minister of the Left (official in Nara and Heian periods)

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Sanjou Kimiyori

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forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding

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rear vassal; daimyo's retainer

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Matsunaga Hisahide

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Hisahide

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rice tax (ritsuryo system); rice levy; tax on rice fields; annual tribute; annual tax

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

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right of control; supremacy; sovereignty

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autonomy; right of self-government

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black porgy (Acanthopagrus schlegeli)

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