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art of war; strategy; tactics

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Muromachi period (1333-1573)

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(art of) fencing; swordsmanship

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jujitsu (classical Japanese martial art, usually referring to fighting without a weapon); jiujitsu; jujutsu

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(Japanese) archery

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systematization; systematisation; organization; organisation

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school (e.g. of ikebana)

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Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era

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importance; emphasis; stress

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battle; fight; combat

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practical; pragmatic; hands-on; nuts and bolts

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contest between different schools (of fencing, etc.)

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to prohibit

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technique

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medicine; chemicals

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prescription; formulation; formula; recipe

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esoteric Buddhist ritual where incantations are chanted; magic

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to accrete; to become whole; to come together

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moral (spiritual) improvement; practice mental training; cultivate one's mind (soul)

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dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)

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fiction

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ninja

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secret information; intelligence

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secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent

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handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering

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mission; errand; task; duty; obligation

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proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly

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enemy territory; hostile place

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to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer

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fatal wound

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white vegetables or fish simmered without soy sauce

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to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block

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to deceive; to blind the eyes of

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eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam

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to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at

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structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern

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weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot

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aikido

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to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

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blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space

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supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined

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case; situation

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sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; poking someone's eyes during a fight to blind them

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fixed rule; usual way; usual method

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capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper

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flour; meal; powder; dust

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stimulant; stimulative; excitant

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washi; Japanese paper

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inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

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to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below

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