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Mnemosyne

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ancient Chinese sacrificial ritual

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Queen Mother of the West (an ancient Chinese goddess)

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cutting; cutting off

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deceased grandmother

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Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)

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pleased; obliged; appreciative

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Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star

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croak; ribbit; sound of frogs

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shout of victory; cry of triumph

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(another person's) nephew

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burning of New Year's gate decorations (usu. on the 15th day of the New Year)

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Kunlun mountains

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open-minded; receptive; free from preconceived ideas

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tail

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Elder

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beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank

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clique; clan; faction

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distant seas

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relaxation; recreation; recess

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situation report; status report; progress report

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warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown

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near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess

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to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract

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Shangdi (supreme deity in ancient Chinese religion); God; Shakra (king of heaven in Hindu mythology); Indra

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two parts; two copies; the second part

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ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest

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my condolences

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scouting party; patrol

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Japanese chimera; mythical creature with a monkey's head, tanuki's body, tiger's limbs, and a snake tail; White's thrush (Zoothera dauma); mysterious person; person of unknown character

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broadcasting station; broadcaster

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to settle; to finish; to bring to an end

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request; appeal; claim; purchase

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the Moon

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comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy

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hate; hate crime; hate speech; racism

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ceremony; celebration; law code

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to form a line (row)

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greedy

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shepherd; shepherdess

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iris (of the eye)

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(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)

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finish

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utmost limit; extremity; result

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placed one upon another; piled up; excellent; splendid; superimposition; superposition

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crystallization

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to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush

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pulse; pulse rate; pulsation; stroke of pulse

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recollection; reminiscence

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dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

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