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Amitabha

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grand event; grand enterprise

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to replace; to move; to change the position of

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court music pavilion in a Shinto shrine; kagura hall

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pregnant

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obscene; indecent; lewd; bawdy; loose; improper

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pregnant woman

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surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it

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the orders of one's ruler

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woman

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to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of

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to write in

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postwar generation

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(of plants) growing in clusters; growing gregariously

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life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation

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means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull

2

one's person

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secret; private; surreptitious

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to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

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romance (fiction)

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(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly

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form; shape; figure; visage

2

to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit

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physiology; menstruation; one's period; menses

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teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine

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establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration

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management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome

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night of the full moon; the night of the 15th day of the 8th lunar month

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destiny; fate; karma

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wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness

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most; best

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illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault

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to lie down (in bed)

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although

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mountain villa; house in the mountains; mountain retreat

5

(bringing to a) perfect end; (rounding off with a) crowning achievement; successful conclusion; triumphant finish

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concluding episode of a series; concluding volume (part) (e.g. of novel)

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basis; foundation; grounds; authority

4

quiet and secluded life; quiet retreat; idle life

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carving; engraving; chiselled features

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travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito

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short sentence; short piece of writing (e.g. passage, article, composition)

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news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview

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such; like that; in that way

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end; conclusion; finale

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then; if so; if

5

(power of) imagination

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near oneself; close to one; familiar

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Kenreimon'in no Ukyō no Daibu (poet of the late 12th-early 13th century who served at the imperial court)

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resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret

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