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naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord

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retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)

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good; goodness; right; virtue

4

history; pedigree; lineage

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burial

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temple; monk

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graveyard; cemetery

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chief priest of temple

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spirit of someone on the first Obon after their death; the recently departed (and buried or cremated, etc.)

2

grave; gravesite; tomb

7

to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp

1

cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool

1

only; nothing but

3

shin; shank; lower leg

1

to dig up; to unearth; to uncover

1

strong interaction; strong force

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regret; repentance

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large number (of); many; majority

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seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion

1

true character; real nature

1

laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)

1

to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

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chief priest (of a Buddhist temple); abbot

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stubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely; adamantly

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whether true or false

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night chat; tale told at night; evening tea party (starting around 6pm); book of informal essays

1

unconvicted prisoner; prisoner awaiting trial

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lack of evidence; insufficient evidence

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release (from custody); discharge; liberation; setting free; letting go; letting off

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lacking a chief priest (of a temple); temple without a chief priest; being uninhabited; being vacant; non-attachment

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dilapidation

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inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage

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notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding

1

sutra-reading desk

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counter for books; volume

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scriptural text; scriptures; sutras

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counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers

2

changing clothes; change of clothes

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error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense

1

box for holding papers or stationery

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library; book collection; paperback book

2

to dash off (a piece of writing); to scribble; to scrawl

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wastepaper; scrap paper

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copy (of the real thing); copying; reproduction; tracing

2

to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

1

picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

1

to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake

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to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

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portrait

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to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude

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