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88 temples of Shikoku (holy spots related to Kobo Daishi)

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sacred ground

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not knowing one's bearings; being disorientated; itinerant monk; pilgrim

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Chiba Prefecture (Kanto area)

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stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign

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district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryō period); commandery (in China)

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well

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where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

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existence; possession; having; limited company

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north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea

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amen; hail

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great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)

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Mahavairocana (esp. in esoteric Buddhism)

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the late; the deceased

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the three realms of existence; the whole universe (of a billion worlds) that Buddha enlightened; past, present and future existences; far-off ...; distant ...

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castle (in place names); castle; fortress

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Kawamura

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Sakuji

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accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank

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the ten directions (north, northeast, east, southeast, south, southwest, west, northwest, up and down); all directions; everywhere

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sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string

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dyeing black; dyed black; priest robes; priesthood; mourning dress

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clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)

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seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude

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priest; monk; bonze

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colour printing; color printing

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Shikoku pilgrimage (to the 88 temples); Shikoku pilgrim

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map; atlas; chart; plan

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sunglasses; shady glasses; dark glasses

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unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of

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conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap

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relation; connection

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wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes

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to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

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grandmother

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Kobo Daishi is always with me (written on the hats of Shikoku pilgrims)

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actually; really

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hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains

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pilgrimage; pilgrim

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bell (often globular)

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irritating; frustrating

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to be conspicuous; to stand out

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clandestine meeting (of lovers); assignation; tryst; (lovers') rendezvous

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habitual offender; addict

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classification; categorization; sorting

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to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer

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foolish; stupid; silly

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to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)

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to surge like an avalanche; to flood; to swarm; to stampede

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to clamour; to crowd; to jostle

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