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shrine ritual held with the first two months of the year to forecast (or pray for) a successful harvest; seasonal planting of rice on a field affiliated with a shrine

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Ukha

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Komari

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miniature light bulb; midget lamp

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Natsumi

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to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)

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ball game; playing catch

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Lothian

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gathering edible wild plants

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pillowcase

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very bad condition; awful state; night-soil reservoir dug in a field; night-soil pot; earthenware vessel; earthen urn

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sea otter (Enhydra lutris)

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slightly good luck (as a fortune telling result)

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lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone

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mustard

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onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)

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rice planting

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extracurricular lesson

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eye mask

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dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat

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romantic film; love movie

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parsimonious spirit; tendency to be frugal; inclination to scrimp and save; tendency to fuss over trivial things; worrier's disposition

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stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy

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heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop

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interrupting a game; time out

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garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin

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chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake

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huff; heave-ho

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scarecrow; figurehead; dummy

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curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)

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leaving something as it is (after taking it out or turning it on)

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aah

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firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm

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encore

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shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player

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to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort

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to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for

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as a child; when one was a child; childhood

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interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical

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chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing

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quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire

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to loiter around; to wander about

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wig; hairpiece

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boohoo; boo hoo; waa waa

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sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others

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the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times

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it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie

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manual (operation)

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dinner; evening meal

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be; is

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