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before the spirit of the deceased

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all-night vigil over a body; wake

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early morning

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to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err

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student (esp. a university student)

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to do something together

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departure; leaving; setting off

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come; go; stay; welcome

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local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

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juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce

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to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)

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preparation; arrangements

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daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day

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steep (terrain); precipitous; precipice; steep place

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to lose one's way; to go astray

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to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

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police inspector

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lookout; watch

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day and night

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alternately; by turns

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net; netting; web

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hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)

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to get tired of (doing); to lose interest in

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introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)

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ascending and descending; going up and down

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convenient; handy; useful

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to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

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crosspiece; bar; rail

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rope ladder

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protrusion; projection; hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; frontal thrust out (winning technique); pushing one's opponent out of the ring

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silent; quiet; solemn; softly; quietly; solemnly

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condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner

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by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then

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hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation

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brilliant; resplendent

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implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely

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to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration

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flames; forefront of fire; flame tips

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to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken

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only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to

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lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine

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to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through

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dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest

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pigsty; pigpen; small and dirty house

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pearl

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to dig out; to pick up

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knowledge; information

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Kamakura period (1185-1333)

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series of articulated plates attached to the back and sides of a Japanese helmet

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precious; valuable

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