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proper noun

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ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly

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geopolitical; geostrategic

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cultural anthropology

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technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft

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there; that place

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legitimate; orthodox; traditional

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(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream

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present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)

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study; research; investigation

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yoga

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mantra

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(the) negative (e.g. pole); yin (in Chinese divination); hidden place; unseen part

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secret; mystery

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learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics

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Tao

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Taoism; Daoism

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feng shui; fengshui; wind and water

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the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam

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thought; idea; ideology

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warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer

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subject of research

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dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)

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devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing

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all the gods and goddesses; all the deities

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characteristic (of); peculiar (to)

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animism

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popular

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subject; theme

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foreign; imported; outpatient; outpatient care; outpatient clinic

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intimacy; friendship; friendly relations

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Kyoto (city, prefecture)

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wealth; riches; affluence; opulence

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family lineage

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often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly

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shrines and temples

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nun; priestess

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for some years

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custom; habit; customary practice

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religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity

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to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)

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Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

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early (days); initial stage; initial

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baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)

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rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts

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(present) head of a family

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sociable person

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Western person

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fieldwork

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