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the former

2

difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse

1

anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever

1

(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier

74

study; research; investigation

2

user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift

4

scarce; rare

3

class; heading; group; category

1

next; then; after that

1

general; popular; common; typical

3

to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)

2

learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)

7

the six elements (earth, water, fire, wind, void, and consciousness)

1

Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)

4

to have (something) innate; to be born with

1

for example

1

to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of

3

author (usu. of a particular book); writer

2

textbook; manual

2

preface; foreword; preamble

1

bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase

1

one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume

1

having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way

1

thank you

1

to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps

2

pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at

1

wonderful; splendid; magnificent

1

signs; omen; symptoms

1

house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building

6

teaching the basics; initiation; introduction

1

if it is the case that ...

12

to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud

2

governor; leader; ruler

8

another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)

4

the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous

3

skilfulness; skillfulness; cleverness

3

few decades; many decades; several decades

1

retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)

2

quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly

2

management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting

3

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

1

to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)

1

studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to

2

northern extremity

6

letter of introduction

4

monetary; financial; pecuniary

1

travel; trip; journey

5

to be deep in talk

1

on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since

1

dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar

2