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staff with plaited paper streamers

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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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old woman

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tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)

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money; funds

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mid-sized store; middle-class brothel (in a red-light district)

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fortunetelling (as an occupation)

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indicates emphasis

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natural laws; rule of heaven

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hereditary

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king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)

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water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating

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fasting; fast

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to make a wish (to a god); to pray (for the fulfilment of a wish)

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Kawasaki (city)

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great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)

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daily visit (of worship); frequent visit

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to make a vow; to take an oath

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blazing heat; scorching sun

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severe winter

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on the occasion of; at the time of

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to bathe; to receive (an honor, etc.)

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Ise pilgrimage; pilgrimage to the Ise Grand Shrine

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Shikoku pilgrimage (to the 88 temples); Shikoku pilgrim

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circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)

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to want; to seek; to request

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essential; vital

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to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer

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useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated

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ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition

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disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant

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momentous; exigent; urgent; important; vital

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to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...

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conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation

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blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless

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to use; to make use of; to utilize

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even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on

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to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to

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to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

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study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science

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translation; version (e.g. "English version")

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based on

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to be helpful; to be useful

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lowdown; inside curtain; inside information; hidden circumstances; inside facts; inner workings

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humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners

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secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

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to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute

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dissection; autopsy; analysis

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surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance

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-like

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