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technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft

8

there; that place

6

legitimate; orthodox; traditional

2

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

1

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

1

research; study; investigation

8

yoga

1

mantra

1

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

1

secret; mystery

60

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

2

Tao; Dao; fundamental principle of the universe (in Taoism)

1

Taoism; Daoism

1

feng shui; fengshui; wind and water

2

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

1

thought; idea; ideology

3

warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent

1

subject of research

1

dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)

1

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

1

all the gods and goddesses; all the deities

2

characteristic (of); peculiar (to)

6

animism

2

popular

1

subject; theme

2

foreign; imported; outpatient; outpatient care; outpatient clinic

1

intimacy; friendship; friendly relations

4

Kyoto (city, prefecture)

3

wealthy; rich; affluent

1

family lineage

4

often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly

9

shrines and temples

1

Buddhist nun; Catholic nun; sister

1

of long standing; long-pending; long-cherished; for years (past); over a period of years; for a long time

1

custom; habit; customary practice

1

religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity

11

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

1

Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

2

early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning

4

baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)

1

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

1

(present) head of a family

20

sociable person

1

Western person; Westerner

1

fieldwork

2

warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment

4

to suit the convenience of; to accommodate

1

aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly

2

to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out

3

innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine

2