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to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted

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sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time

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Samantabhadra (bodhisattva); Universal Compassion

2

ground; earth's surface

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February; second month of the lunar calendar

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to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange

2

opposite bank; farther shore

1

tidal bore; eagre; rumbling noise that accompanies a tidal bore; tsunami; tidal wave

2

nothing special; nothing significant; not a problem

1

several hundreds

3

once a year

1

taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole

1

origin; main branch of family

2

calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry

2

money; coin; dough; moolah; brass

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(religious) piety; faith; devotion

1

pure; clean; purity

3

exorcism rite; purification

2

worship with adoration; ardent admiration

1

to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax

1

staff with plaited paper streamers

1

to scatter; to disperse; to spend on; to squander (e.g. one's fortune); to chase away (e.g. one's worries); to kill (pain)

1

the heavens

1

field; plain; prairie; moor

1

stationary point

2

imperial family; relatives of the Emperor

1

the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)

1

children's hairstyle of short untied hair; child with short untied hair; young girl working as a servant for a high-class prostitute (Edo period); (arch.) baldness; (arch.) bald head

2

lamp chimney

1

ahem; harrumph

1

immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official

1

staff with plaited paper streamers

2

various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse

6

twig used in grafting; budwood

1

wage; recompense

3

acceptance; reception

1

ominous word; ill-omened word; misfortune

1

badness; evilness; bad; evil

1

coarse; rough

2

local produce

1

to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off

1

all the gods and goddesses; all the deities

3

faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness

1

Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)

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prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism

1

heartfelt; sincere; wholehearted

1

tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude

1

to look around; to survey

1

to be saucy (of children); to be impudent; to be cheeky; to be sassy; to be precocious

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Wu and Yue (two rival states in ancient China)

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