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subordinate people

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Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism

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Gigen

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Linji-lu (Record of Linji, Tang-era Buddhist text based on the teachings of Linji)

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bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone

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all things in nature; the whole creation

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calm; composed; tranquil

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four (fundamental) rules of arithmetic

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stroke; blow

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to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand

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one's chief (literary) work; main work

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due form; official; formality

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book title

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Shinbutsu

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consists of; comprises; is made up of

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written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple

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Nara (city, prefecture)

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large temple

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Mt. Hiei (in Kyoto)

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Enryaku era (782.8.19-806.5.18)

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diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies

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crime; sin; vice

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jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold

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early Edo-period book written entirely in kana or in a mixture of kana and kanji (primarily intended for women and children)

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wordly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity

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Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo

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professional ethics

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regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on

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all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly

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intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy

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two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)

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to make a wish (to a god); to pray (for the fulfilment of a wish)

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Donran

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Kanna era (985.4.27-987.4.5); Kanwa era

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Buddhist writings

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one finger

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topic; subject

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spiritual power

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pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead

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to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other

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large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)

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pair

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Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum

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quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty

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nature; disposition; quality; that which does not change according to external influences

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alaya-vijnana (store consciousness, consciousness forming the base of all human existence)

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discrimination; insight

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tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)

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often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly

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commencing with; including

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