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oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition

1

to have a reason; to have an excuse

3

Antichrist

1

religion; cult

1

to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)

1

to spread; to be propagated

1

human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness

1

to puzzle; to perplex; to bewilder; to delude; to mislead; to fascinate

1

thorough; exhaustive; complete

5

historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular

1

original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal

1

secret art; the mysteries

4

tradition; legend; folklore

3

document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone

1

later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant

1

ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather

1

wishes of a deceased person; dying wish

1

this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)

1

Western book

3

school; sect; party

1

to add (to); to add on; to append

1

person; member

1

to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate

2

employer

1

leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)

1

offstage; backstage; behind the scenes

1

jumping about; rampancy; domination

1

well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge

1

to slip out

1

appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom

2

taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration

2

cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting

1

having gone too far to turn back

1

to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)

2

arms; weapon; ordnance

5

western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon

2

financial power; financial means; wealth

1

pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)

1

rebellion; great uprising

1

live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger

1

notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding

1

hidden room; secret chamber

1

to take away; to carry away

7

rarely; seldom

4

several times; a few times

1

Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure

6

Peter

2

cross; crossed; cruciform

5

necklace; choker

3

group member

1