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Bayan of the Merkid

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using multiple simple paper masks to represent different emotions in a play (from the middle of the Edo period); simple paper mask

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homophony; same pronunciation; unison; same pitch; (in) one voice; (speaking in) unison

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Yule; Christmas period

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annotation; explanatory note; comment

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foretelling; prophecy

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new word; neologism; word of recent origin; recent word; modern term

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fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification

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to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into

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dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now

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weird; strange; mysterious

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commander-in-chief; supreme commander; captain (of a team)

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words; writing; ci (form of Chinese poetry); independent word

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language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking

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email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male

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to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted

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original word; original language

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transliteration; phonetic representation of a foreign word using Chinese characters; reading aloud (for people with impaired vision)

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Bhaisajyaguru; Pindola; The Healing Buddha

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the twelve divine generals (of Bhaisajyaguru)

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guardian deity of seafaring; Kumbhira

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Sanuki (former province located in present-day Kagawa Prefecture)

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monetary offering; offertory

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Buddhist scriptures; sutras

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rook

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private expense

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treasured sword

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(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa

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to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

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drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice

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to stab to death

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niece

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bi (ancient Chinese artifact; flat jade or glass disc with a circular hole in the centre)

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to want; to desire

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better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth

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to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

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to shoot to death

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to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved

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to give; to do (something) for

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to throw into

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pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable

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short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability

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feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear

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to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)

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once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning

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to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off

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like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to

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is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

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very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason

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scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand

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