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the pain of separation from loved ones

1

those who meet must part (suggesting the transient nature of this life); we meet only to part

1

overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view

1

significant; full of meaning; pregnant (with meaning); suggestive

1

Yoritomo

3

under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

3

Shigehira

5

reception

1

comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori

1

Hounen

1

holy priest; saint

2

these

1

(public) peace; stability; tranquillity

1

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

1

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction

2

meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect

2

history of Japan; Japanese history

1

classic (work, esp. book); the classics

7

Luís Fróis

1

early Japanese Christianity (from the later Muromachi period); early Japanese Christian

4

(religious) denomination; sect

1

history

1

indescribable; inexpressible

1

one night; one evening; all night; overnight

1

Francis Xavier

1

propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work

2

ban; prohibition; interdiction; injunction

1

apostasy; renunciation (e.g. of a religion); defection

1

proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment

2

Christ

2

image; figure; figure; form; image

1

to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

1

coercion; extortion; compulsion; force

1

boldly; bravely; resolutely; determinedly

1

to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block

1

crucifixion

1

to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)

3

following one's master into the grave; committing suicide after one's lord has died

1

hundreds

1

solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately

1

to be touching; to be moving

2

ardent; passionate; vehement

1

metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing

2

this world; this life; world of the living

5

heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth

1

universe; cosmos; space

1

earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate

1

(not) one

1

economical; efficient; lean; compact

1

delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle

1