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room for zazen meditation; room for Buddhist practices; Zen monk's quarters; head priest (of a Zen temple)

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late at night

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recommendation; referral; endorsement

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coloured carp; colored carp

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three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits

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red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis); Japanese crane; red-cap oranda (goldfish); Tanchō (koi variety); having a red crest or patch on the head (of a bird, fish, etc.)

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calvaria; area at top of head; parietal

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mutation

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Kōshin'etsu region (including Yamanashi, Nagano and Niigata prefectures); Koshinetsu

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brand; bland

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Odiya (city)

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Yamakoshimura

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variant; variation; variety; (taxonomical) variety

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aquarium fish; ornamental fish

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skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament

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figure; body shape; build; physique; form

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standard of value

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large sum (money)

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exhibition

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exhibiting; showing; putting on display; putting up for sale; entering (a work into a competition); submitting

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first time; first; initial

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competitive show; fair

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completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently

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Jōdo Shinshū Buddhist uprising (Muromachi and Warring States periods)

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tenets (of a religious sect); doctrines; (religious) sect; denomination; one's principles; one's tastes

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Rennyo (1415-1499)

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suzerain

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Kansai region (center-west area of Japan comprising Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures)

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wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; fervently; intently

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given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

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Jōdo Shinshū

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to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing

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out of office; out of power; in opposition; unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist); in private practice

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sincere; earnest; serious

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to aim for laughs; to play to the crowd

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easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic

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to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for

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trackless; reckless; dissipated

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counter for generations; epoch

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branch temple

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all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly

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steady; honest; sober; straightforward

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steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy

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many priests; (Heian era) monk-soldiers

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Ōu (the two former provinces of Mutsu and Dewa); Tōhoku

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Kyoutoshiyamashinaku

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article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry

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wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war

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Oosakashichuuouku

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each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of

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