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historical materials; historical records; historical sources; archives

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Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems

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monograph; study

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kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer

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book; volume

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entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze

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worldly connection

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to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)

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relative

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cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate

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exactly right!; indeed; damn straight

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gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism

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even

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universal; general; ubiquitous; omnipresent

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eternity; perpetuity; permanence

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stupefaction; stupor; unconsciousness; confusion

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human society

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trial and error

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trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support

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to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

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approximate age; age range

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majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly

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way; method; means

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to make a living

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privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk

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speculation; thinking; meditation

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samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to

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turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes

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Bitchū (former province located in the west of present-day Okayama Prefecture)

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Okayama (city, prefecture)

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chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)

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Kokusen

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preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)

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attendant; follower

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temple; monk

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formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)

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promotion; advancement

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earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

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to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish

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successive generations; successive emperors

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for generations; hereditary; generation after generation

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eternity; permanence; perpetuity

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something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman

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to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with

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noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.

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on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway

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sutra; Buddhist scriptures

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funeral

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Buddhist memorial service

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I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

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