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Amida ancient answer asked beautiful belief Buddha Buddhist called character charm child Chinese Chōja civilisation colour daimyō Daughter dead divine doctrine dream dwelling emotional English evil evolution exist face faith Fate of Fenella father feeling foreign gaki-ami garden geisha George girls gods Hangwan heart Hitachi honour human husband HyōGO idea ihai infinite Japan Japanese Kami Kané-uji karma Kart Kate Douglas Wiggin Kimiko Kobé Kohagi Kumamoto Kyōto Lady LAFCADIO HEARN less letter live look Lord ment Miss moral mother never night Nirvana O-Shichi Occidental Oguri-Hangwan once Otohimé passed Portrait prayed prince Princess province race samurai sensation sense servant Shinto Shuntoku signifies sorrow soul stepmother Stories street Tauchnitz Tauchnitz Edition temple Teruté Teruté-Himé things thought thousand tion to-day utter vide Author voice Western wicked stepmother wife woman wonderful words yama-no-mono young
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