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aim; goal

2

burning; combustion

1

the Sheep (eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Ram; hour of the Sheep (around 2pm, 1-3pm, or 2-4pm); south-southwest; sixth month of the lunar calendar

1

to reflect; to throw back light

1

overflowing; brimming over; abounding

2

unslacking; unceasing

1

activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex

4

to rain incessantly; to downpour

1

to cultivate; to foster

2

rainbow

1

to splash; to spray

1

vicissitudes; continual change; transmigration; metempsychosis

1

waste; extravagance

1

overflow

1

to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect

7

gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent

1

old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated

1

family lineage

1

to pursue

1

indulgence (e.g. in alcohol, women, etc.); debauchery; dissipation

1

comment; critical remark

3

to hate; to dislike; to loathe

3

fermentation; zymosis

3

decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay

2

line

1

to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)

1

to get (someone) drunk; to inebriate; to intoxicate; to charm; to enchant

1

subjectivity

1

wreath; garland

1

disregarding; ignoring

1

actual existence; real existence; existing in real life

1

to chase; to run after; to pursue

1

dated; date; fixed; external

3

fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary

1

to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit

1

to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

2

sattva (being); bodhisattva

2

permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis

1

working adult; full-fledged member of society

2

accepting (acknowledging) the reality

1

small fish; fry

1

chick; baby bird

1

Susaki

1

bare feet

5

Yada Tsuseko

1

ama; female diver (who collects shells, seaweed, etc.)

1

wandering (e.g. bird, exile, lifestyle); wandering alone in a strange country

1

Nakazato Tsuneko (1909.12.23-1987.4.5)

4

stagecoach

2

calendar; almanac

1