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Shingon sect (of Buddhism)

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temple; monk

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incense stick

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amen; hail

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temporary manifestation of a Buddha (or bodhisattva, etc.) in the form of a Shinto kami

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principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter

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cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood

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main temple building; nave

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temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room

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(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway

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torii; Shinto shrine archway

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syncretism of Shinto and Buddhism

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France; French (language)

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incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar

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few in number

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forced; compulsory

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Buddhist temple within a Shinto shrine; temple attached to a shrine

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defence of Buddhist doctrines; god who defends Buddhist doctrines; defence of the constitution; religious power to dispel demons and diseases

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(Shinto) shrine

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common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair

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praying for the coming of a deity; ceremonial transfer of a divided tutelary deity to a new location

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main question; real issue at hand

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Togakushi Shrine

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priest

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social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family

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to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse

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inner sanctuary; inner shrine; sanctum sanctorum; holy of holies; place behind main hall of a temple enshrining temple founder, miraculous Buddhas, hidden statues, etc.

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inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip

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long and narrow

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(public) park

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southwest

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to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination

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scene; view; prospect; outlook

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Kantouheiya

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to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel

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dozens; scores of; decades

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just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way

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commemorative photograph; souvenir photograph

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(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)

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as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)

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alternately; by turns

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to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over

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lookout platform; viewing platform; observation tower; viewpoint; overlook

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small talk; chat; gossip

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cadet

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age; era; period; date

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official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open

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mankind; humanity

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scale; scope; plan; structure

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human; personal

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