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not necessarily so; is not always true

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Ten'ichijin; Nakagami; god of fortune in Onmyōdō who descends to the northeast on the 46th day of the sexagenary cycle and completes a clockwise circuit, spending five days on each cardinal point and six days on each ordinal point, returning to heaven from the north on the 30th day of the next sexagenary cycle; travelling in the direction of Ten'ichijin is considered unlucky

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bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me

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in the mountains; within the grounds of a temple

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red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

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Ōmoto (religious sect founded in 1892 as an offshoot of Shinto)

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exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak

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public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir

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light; lamp; counter for electric lights

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garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location

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Nishida Tenkou

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moral way of life; correct path; moral principles

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religious organization; religious organisation

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infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover

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Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo

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elevation; high ground

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Tokyo

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wooden building; wooden architecture

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capable of anything; liable to do

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matchless; peerless; unequaled; unequalled; unparalleled; unrivaled

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full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

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leading male role in kabuki

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leading actor; protagonist

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(center portion of a) scroll (centre)

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to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)

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self-consciousness; self-awareness

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it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than

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wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible

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to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do

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mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part

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be; is

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work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income

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with the exception of; excepting; excluding

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that; the matter in question

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to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

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real power

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to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

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thoroughly; through and through

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natural (e.g. talent); innate; inborn; inherent

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balance wheel (in a watch); balance

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leading part; leading actor; leading actress

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true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience

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(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh

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lye; harsh taste; bitter taste; scum (on a soup, broth etc.); (excessive) self-assertiveness; strong individuality

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to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)

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to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)

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each; respectively

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it hasn't been long since

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results; record; grades; marks

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(religious) faith; belief; creed

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