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western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon

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red hair; Westerner (esp., originally, the Dutch)

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early Japanese Christianity (from the later Muromachi period); early Japanese Christian

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learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)

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benevolence; goodness

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activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role

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long; (for a) long time

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to put into written form; to communicate or express by writing; to chronicle

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conclusion; completion

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one's later years; final years (in life)

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evidence; trace; vestige

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finishing touch; completing (something) by executing the final, critical step

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nine out of ten; nearly; almost

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Minister of the Right (official in Nara and Heian periods)

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(religious) denomination; sect

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becoming a devout believer; (religious) conversion

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Kyuuemon

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northern hill

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temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room

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temple (esp. large one); monastery; temple building

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clanging; empty; deserted

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Kinki region (Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama, Mie and Shiga prefectures)

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to make an appeal for contributions; to collect donations

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monetary offering; donation

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Sadakatsu

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Christian churches built in Japan in the second half of the 16th century

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plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme

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(both) openly and covertly; publicly and privately; implicitly and explicitly

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Takayama Ukon

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Settsu (former province located in the northern and central parts of present-day Osaka and the southeast of Hyogo prefectures)

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one's family and followers; one's whole clan

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large boat

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to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply

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complete destruction; demolition

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sufferings; ordeals; agony; Passion (of Christ); crucifixion

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emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant

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Java (Indonesian island); Java coffee

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Sumatra

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Japantown (esp. historical Japantowns in Southeast Asia founded in the 16th-17th centuries)

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back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)

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world of ideas

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Takenaka Hanbee

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solely; entirely; only; or

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curtain; field staff headquarters; secret meeting place

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to participate; to take part; to engage in; to be involved

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wits; brains

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intelligence; intellect; brains

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storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story

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journal; magazine; periodical

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serialization; serialisation; serial story

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