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prayer; supplication

2

intrusion; forced entry

4

to remain; to stay (somewhere)

1

to imitate; to follow; to emulate

1

Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion

1

becoming a devout believer; (religious) conversion

1

clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)

2

beat; mora

2

longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long

1

naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord

4

century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)

2

numeral; figure; digit; numeric character

3

to inspect; to examine; to check; to elapse; to pass (time)

1

standing statue; standing image

1

hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress

3

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

1

good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck

1

symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed

3

image; idol; statue

3

explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation

1

way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)

1

gold and silver; money

2

jewel; gem; gem (of a story, essay, etc.); accomplished work; beautiful piece

1

colour; color; hue; tints

2

bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory

1

Tathagata; perfected one (suffix of high-ranking Buddhist deities)

1

(religious) faith; belief; creed

2

bundle; control; management

1

doll; puppet; figure

6

to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake

3

years; time

2

theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor

2

zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)

1

sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)

3

(flower) vase

2

handle; grip; holder; person who holds

2

candlestick; candlestand

9

loss (e.g. of an item)

1

theft; robbery

1

pious men and women; religious people; the faithful

2

to impose; to visit upon; to inflict

2

Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary

1

power; authority; influence

1

visual confirmation; sighting

5

surrounding; enclosure

1

advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)

2

troupe; theatrical company

1

butoh; style of contemporary Japanese dance featuring dancers in white paint

1

figure; form; style

2

to travel about

1