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origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature

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to exist

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Yokohama (city)

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Sekimura

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hot-spring cure; taking the baths

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going to China

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heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle

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image; figure; figure; form; image

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new edition; new compilation

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manuscript; version; draft

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useful; helpful

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harmless

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virtues of Buddha

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("like this"; often the opening word of a sutra); ten thusnesses (in Tendai)

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beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn

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to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from

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to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull

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the people; citizens; the populace

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diligent; absorbed (in something)

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first-aid; emergency (aid)

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to avoid

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having a fetish for ...; specializing in ...; (arch.) first; (arch.) foremost; (arch.) doing as one pleases; (arch.) acting selfishly

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keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

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kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)

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to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show

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model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example

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bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation

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fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days

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evening; early night hours

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to speak; to say; to vocalize

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good or bad luck; fortune

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prediction; prophecy; prognostication

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criticism; judgement; judgment; comment

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Okayama (city, prefecture)

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outside the city area; suburbs

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old castle; old fortress

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to want; to desire

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to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause

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request; invitation; privilege in criminal law given to nobles of the fifth rank or above (ritsuryo system)

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one room

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chain; chains

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earnestly; repeatedly; patiently

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in order; in turn

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taste; liking; preference

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to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct

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monster

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tyranny; atrocity

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being enraged (indignant, impatient); gnashing the teeth and clenching the arms on the breast (in anger or regret)

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black kite (Milvus migrans); construction worker; scaffold erector; fire hook; reddish brown; Inverness cape; filcher

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nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web

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