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essence; true nature; substance; reality

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glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view

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accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons

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danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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sudden change; complete change

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construction; architecture (of buildings)

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foundation works

3

there is nothing

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grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie

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castle

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to build; to construct

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steadily

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vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand

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not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...

1

turning point

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Asura realm; scene of carnage

4

precisely because

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(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all

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moral way of life; correct path; moral principles

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root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence

2

good; goodness; right; virtue

1

to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper

3

old friend; old pal

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to want; to desire

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to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous

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to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted

2

introduction; meeting

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one man's fault is another's lesson

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buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end

2

riding ground; racecourse; racetrack

1

(giving) instruction; initiation

2

to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)

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underestimation; undervaluation

1

many; numerous

1

to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for

1

to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)

1

(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)

1

way of murdering; killing method; way of using a sword

2

several years; a few years

1

above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth

3

to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)

1

to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate

1

sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt

1

to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run

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Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645)

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Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)

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my; one's own; I ...; one ...

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memorial service for the dead; holding a service

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statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image

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to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)

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