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Kagutsuchi; fire deity who burned to death his mother Izanami during childbirth (and was therefore beheaded by his father Izanagi)

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amphiaster; diaster; double star; visual double

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white lotus; purity; pure heart

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highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; superb

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wife who is older than her husband

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care of schoolchildren outside of school time

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nine-character charm chanted with ritual gestures to ward off evil (esp. by mountain ascetics and adherents of Esoteric Buddhism)

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criminal, administrative and civil codes (forming the basis of ancient East Asian law; orig. Chinese); legal codes of the Nara and Heian eras based on Chinese models

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purification; exorcism

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to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort

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(arch.) exposure; (arch.) clarity; exoteric Buddhism; public Buddhist teachings

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clear; fresh; bright

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White Tiger (god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens

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cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon, etc.

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oak; daimyo oak; Japanese emperor oak; Quercus dentata

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truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance

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loitering; hanging around; wandering around

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to dominate (usu. one's husband)

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charm; talisman; tally; sign; mark; fu

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photo book (esp. one featuring photos of female celebrities, models); photobook

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or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said

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to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)

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person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person

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patient; unhurried; leisurely

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next

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to support each other; to support one another

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standing at attention

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to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off

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permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of

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like; similar to; same as

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to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify

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Spain

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young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival

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mobile phone; cell phone

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getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow

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unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive

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to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)

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to smile

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such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?

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putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation

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assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)

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to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate

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to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped

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being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together

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we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual

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beheading; decapitation

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to rule; to govern; to administer

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

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social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family

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