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cawing (of a crow)

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counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)

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lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)

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to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged

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dark brown

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contrast

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another world

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horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside

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if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

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to be needed; to be wanted

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practice; practising; experience

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to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations

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the oldest

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good grief

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refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake

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grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering

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which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

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individual; private person; personal; private

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large front gate

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wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)

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favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude

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

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Amida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire

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to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do

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(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality

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each; respectively

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popular spot; popular place; popular location

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(Shinto) shrines and (Buddhist) temples

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ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)

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to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

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to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

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founder

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Kujou Michiie (1193-1252.4.1)

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Nara (city, prefecture)

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interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)

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grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous

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(one) letter; (one) character

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apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal

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conflagration; fire

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(suffering) damage; injury; harm

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revival; restoration; resuscitation

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golden (colour, color)

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principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter

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Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha

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statue of a noble character; your picture

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blue dragon; Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the eastern heavens; large horse with a bluish-leaden coat; shape of an old pine tree

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biggest; greatest; largest; maximum

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if

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booklet; pamphlet

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to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth

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