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image (esp. of a deity, buddha, royal, noble, etc.)

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divine spirit; spirit of the dead

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Shoujouen

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national treasure

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(arch.) exposure; (arch.) clarity; exoteric Buddhism; public Buddhist teachings

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pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); (Buddhist) paradise; Pure Land Buddhism

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line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style

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bond; deed; contract

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kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like

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alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name

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Kyougyoushinshou

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important cultural property; important cultural asset

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

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saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake

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image; figure; figure; form; image

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legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way

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picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

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witness

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determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)

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multi-

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sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care

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meaning of a sentence

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Kitano-tenmangu (shrine in Kyoto)

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enshrined deity

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Sugawara no Michizane (845-903)

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Tenryaku era (947.4.22-957.10.27)

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first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began

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exile; banishment; deportation

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curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)

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(main building of a) Shinto shrine

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building (a temple, palace, etc.); construction; erection

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Eien era (987.4.5-989.8.8)

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Emperor Ichijou; Ichijou Tenno (980-1011 CE, reigning: 986-1011 CE)

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heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle

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name; title; designation; fame; reputation

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to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award

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north gate

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eastern gate

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the Sun, the Moon and the stars; three non-rain 20-point cards (high-scoring meld)

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(shrine) repository or treasure house; (shrine) sanctuary

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Kitano Yenjin Engi

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picture scroll

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north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind

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plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post

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mandala

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drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene

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Nihon Shoki; Nihongi; Chronicles of Japan

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long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)

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inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim

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country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)

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