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to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam

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to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)

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choosing; selecting; deciding (on)

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noble; lofty

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to make known

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Shōtoku Taishi (574CE-627CE); Prince Shōtoku

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to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)

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bow; longbow

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Izumi Shikibu (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)

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(Meiji era) official responsible for court ceremonies

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amen; hail

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Buddha; Buddhism

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bones left after cremation (esp. those of a Buddha or Boddhisatva); grain of rice; cooked rice

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surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed

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(in Japan) 6th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. G); sōjō mode (one of the six main gagaku modes)

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solemn; grave; impressive

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pickled daikon radish

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preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)

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preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)

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moral poem

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to be sloppy; to be lazy; to be worn out; to be exhausted; to be worn out (e.g. equipment); to have stopped working

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distortion of facts

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adding; connecting; joining; drawing a forced inference; forced analogy

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farfetched (argument, opinion); forced (sense, view); strained (interpretation); distorted

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predecessor; pioneer; ancestor

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selection (e.g. of poems, texts); anthology; selected extracts

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re-election

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10^44; hundred tredecillion

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manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)

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increase in yield

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to chant; to recite; to sing; to write (a poem); to compose

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20 years old

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kite shaped like an Edo-period footman

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talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor

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bundle; bunch

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essays; miscellaneous writings; literary jottings

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to hold a meeting

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small island; islet

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to pry; to prize; to prise

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joist

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rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse

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horse's hooves

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to fly around; to scatter

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stable boy; stable hand; groom

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arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished

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to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)

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to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake

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(Edo-period) type of humorous poem

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valley

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rest; break; recess; intermission

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