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very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

4

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

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to waste one's efforts; to work to no (useful) effect

1

useless; waste of time and effort; pointless; vain efforts

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loading and unloading

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circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle

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religion; cult

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Okaisan

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seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that

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tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)

2

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

1

district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)

2

Noborito

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farming; agriculture

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commoner; plebeian

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religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity

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(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor

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to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul

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august; beautiful

2

purification; exorcism

1

tail and feathers

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the same as this

1

time; labour; labor

1

to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of

1

to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse

1

exorcism rite; purification

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

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authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers

1

hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)

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and then; and so; and; so then

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any; at all; in the least; even in a slight degree; ever

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sincerity

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sincerity; true heart; devotion

1

have to do; must; should; ought to

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merely for form's sake

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to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)

1

crops; agricultural produce

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to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

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to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)

1

to take care of

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special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial

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to bear fruit; to ripen

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elderly or experienced farmer

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the way one works; one's working manner

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field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth

2

to come and see (someone, something); to visit

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quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like

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Okayama (city, prefecture)

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golden light

3

this

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