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Muromachi period (1333-1573)

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thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst

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assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise

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Suzuki Daisetsu (1870-1966)

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(typically) Japanese

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divine nature; spirituality

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Kamakura period (1185-1333 CE)

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samurai; warrior; military family

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pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); (Buddhist) paradise; Pure Land Buddhism

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frequency; popularity; currency; to perform well; to be successful in an activity

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missionary work; proselytizing; preaching; evangelism

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lecture; sermon; preaching; moralizing; moralising

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

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hand-copied sutras; copying of a sutra

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absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical

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pious; devout

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various parties or factions; minor parties

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follower (of religion; esp. Jōdo Shinshū practitioners); believer

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Buddhist revelation through intuitive discernment; Spiritual awakening cannot be experienced with words and letters; Spiritual enlightenment can be attained only by means of communion of mind with mind (Zen Buddhism)

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rise; ascendency; aroused energy; high-spirited action

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support; backup; prop; backstay; underpinning

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person of culture; cultured person

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from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored

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literacy rate

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100 percent

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socialism

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illiteracy; illiterate person; an illiterate

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language family; family of languages

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source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)

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Xia dynasty (China, perhaps c. 2070-1600 BCE, perhaps mythological); Hsia dynasty

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Polynesia

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Thai (language)

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Altaic language

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Japanese word of Chinese origin; Sino-Japanese word; (ancient) Chinese language

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single sound; monosyllable; phone; monotone (harmonica, etc.)

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separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation

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to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire

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(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other

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internal discord; domestic discord

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privilege; special right

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to try and do something; to attempt to do something

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pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

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this academic subject or field of study; Confucian studies

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to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms

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to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

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total population

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elderly person

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school affairs

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Japanese-language education (for non-native speakers)

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distant

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