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Buddhism

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Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

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first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface

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foreign country

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hat

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import; importation; introduction; afferent

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cross mark; demerit mark; an X

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translational equivalent; equivalent word in translation

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Zen (Buddhism)

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name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext

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retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing

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one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

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to speak; to say; to vocalize

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to grow old; to age

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short (of a person)

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to grow old

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average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to

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Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush

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bank; coast; shore

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background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)

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as a child; when one was a child; childhood

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the Sheep (eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Ram; hour of the Sheep (around 2pm, 1-3pm, or 2-4pm); south-southwest; sixth month of the lunar calendar

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Shin Buddhism

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next morning; following morning

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plain wood; unfinished woodwork

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Buddhist mortuary tablet

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inkstone

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to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even

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sutra

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this morning

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France; French (language)

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posthumous Buddhist name

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to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

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sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string

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to shave

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to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)

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fine quality

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to stick to

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writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word

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to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up

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tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead

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to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet

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in deep black; in jet black

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splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

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larger section (of village)

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East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)

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ink black

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aroma; fragrance; scent; smell

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many years

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sick person; patient; invalid

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