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曲、阿
くま
corner; nook; recess; a shadow; a shade
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阿る

阿ねる
おもねる
to flatter
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阿修羅

あしゅら
Asura (fighting demon)
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阿弥陀

阿彌陀
あみだ
Amitabha; ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner; wearing a hat pushed back on one's head
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阿弥陀如来

あみだにょらい
Amitabha Tathagata; Amithaba
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阿片

鴉片
あへん、アヘン
opium
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阿弥陀堂

あみだどう
temple hall containing an enshrined image of Amitabha
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阿闍梨

あじゃり、あざり
high monk (esp. one of correct conduct who acts as a role model for his pupils); high priest; initiate (esp. as a formal rank in Tendai and Shingon); monk who conducts religious services
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阿呆

阿房
あほう、あほ、アホ
fool; simpleton; idiot
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阿吽

阿うん、阿呍
あうん、アウン
Om; Aun; syllable representing the primordial trinity of Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma; inspiration and expiration; respiration; alpha and omega