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unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly

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shouting in a thunderous voice

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something handed down (usu. an order)

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drawn sword; naked sword

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to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance

2

several steps

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overhanging cliff

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tip; point; end; (very) beginning; start

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moonlight; moonbeam

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vast; boundless

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mist over a body of water; spray; suien; four decorative metal plates joined at right angles forming part of a pagoda finial

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telling others; divulging (a secret); revealing; disclosing; letting out

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to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious

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Buddhist family chapel; altar room

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to keep away; to keep at a distance

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Maitreya (Bodhisattva)

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all over the body; from head to foot; all over

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reverence; awe; respect

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worship (esp. Christian); (church) service

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the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)

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pus; corruption; rot; evils

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intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart

1

establishment; founding; setting (a record)

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seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand

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certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)

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soul; spirit

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to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell

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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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10th day of the month; ten days

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November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar

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last day of the month

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eye; eyeball; (arch.) pupil and (dark) iris of the eye; (arch.) insight; (arch.) perceptivity; (arch.) look

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ordinary person; unenlightened person

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deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)

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to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear

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nembutsu; nianfo; the three-word invocation "Namu Amida Butsu" dedicated to the Amitabha Buddha; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)

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to match; to equal; (arch.) to catch up with; (arch.) to overtake

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Namu Amida Butsu; Hail Amitabha Buddha; Homage to Amida Buddha

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loud; sonorous; ringing

2

reciting poetry

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counter for occurrences

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the aforementioned; the said; the usual; kudan; yōkai resembling a human-headed bovine, said to prophesize misfortune or bountiful harvest

2

furnace; boiler

1

to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give

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to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime

2

calm; serene; tranquil; peaceful

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to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

2

to collect; to assemble; to gather

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to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)

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