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suicide by drowning; drowning oneself; entering the water; hitting the water

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anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death

2

red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions

3

to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)

2

custom

3

superstition; superstitious belief

3

stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs

2

lake; marsh; wetland; inland waters

1

much the same

1

Dōgen

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Matahachirou

1

mobility; migration; rambling; mobile; moving; ambulatory

1

private house

1

to turn (around); to appropriate; to set aside; to allocate

2

whole neighborhood; whole neighbourhood; surrounding countries

1

hatred

2

village; hamlet; countryside; country

2

timid; faint of heart

5

auto-hypnosis; self-hypnosis; self-induced hypnotism

1

body of a snake; serpentine

1

meandering; winding; sinuous; serpentine

2

to let out a cry; to break forth

1

villager

3

to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive

2

Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era

1

to be gossiped about

3

village headman; village mayor

4

to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on

1

Smiles

1

self-help; self-reliance

1

argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise

1

translation; deciphering; decoding; translation

1

Keiu

1

western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon

1

compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work

1

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)

6

heaven helps those who help themselves

2

pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking

8

farming

1

betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

1

encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation

1

cooperation; collaboration; association; partnership; (acting in) unison

1

villager

2

correction (of a fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform; straightening (of teeth)

1

many years

2

young person; young people; youth; young employee; young manservant; young follower

2

evil or corrupt or abusive practice

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gambling

3

clandestine meeting (of lovers); assignation; tryst; (lovers') rendezvous

2

cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging

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