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the sun

1

to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.

1

dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)

1

or

1

to break; to smash

1

step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan

1

pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)

1

mochi; (sticky) rice cake

1

floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy

1

windward; upwind

3

(not) altogether; (not) wholly

1

odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...

7

leeward; lee; downwind

2

wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper

5

Iizou

1

tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil

2

to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over

4

heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product

1

brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved

1

the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique

1

(fine) art; the arts

1

to die; to lay down life's burden

1

wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane

1

beauty

1

afterimage; imprint

1

current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present

1

to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off

1

still; as yet; as of old

1

highly unpredictable; touch and go

1

meeting up; gathering; assembly; set

2

after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after

1

training; drill; practice; discipline

2

vacancy; vacant position

1

less than; under; below

1

going around; patrol; round; tour

2

very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.); fine-tooth-comb search; exhaustive search; scouring

1

health care worker; medical personnel

1

Torikai

1

before long; even now

1

to bear; to endure

2

sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again

1

just because; even if; even though

1

hatred

2

unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous

1

reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution

1

to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through

2

pain; agony; bitterness

3

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

3

both persons

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together; jointly; at the same time; with; both

1