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creed; doctrine; dogma

2

transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation

1

to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen

5

Shugendō; Japanese mountain asceticism incorporating Shinto and Buddhist concepts

6

penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism

2

abstinence; self-control; celibacy; abnegation; asceticism

2

to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline

1

effect; efficacy; omen

2

meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect

1

long-term

1

to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with

2

possession; retention; maintenance

1

Hinayana (Buddhism); the Lesser Vehicle

1

when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...

2

Taoism; Daoism

4

revise (rules)

1

cold-water ablutions

1

to like; to prefer

3

divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off

11

dhyana-samadhi (meditative concentration); ascetic practice atop a sacred mountain (in Shugendō); mountain top

1

concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet

2

reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given

1

toil; drudgery; penal servitude; imprisonment (with hard labour)

1

agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw

1

I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)

1

woman; girl

1

(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier

1

to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

2

secret society

1

to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with

3

man-eating fiend

1

bye; see you later

1

gentle; mild; meek; tender

1

to be the case that

4

Kurama tengu; the tengu of Mount Kurama

1

good; goodness; right; virtue

1

all that one has; all that there is; the whole

1

compared to

1

department; section; branch; course; school (e.g. of learning)

1

leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)

1

shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige

2

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

2

to hate; to dislike; to loathe

2

manners; behavior; behaviour

1

taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication

1

to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about

1

originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful

2

puppet; doll

4

recitation (of a poem); chanting; singing; composition (of a poem); composed poem

1

among (them); of (them)

4