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in some cases; sometimes; on occasions

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to pray that one avoids disaster or illness; to pray for harm or death to come upon someone; to curse; to charm; to conjure; (arch.) to treat illness (with a prayer)

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carbuncle

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cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required

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tumour; tumor; growth; boil; ulcer; abscess

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dark (color); concentrated; thick

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you; dear; honey

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reliance; dependence

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belly; abdomen; stomach

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to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)

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every morning

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the first and second; a few

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mallet; pestle; pounder

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boil; blister; pimple

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to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)

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spell; charm; incantation; magic word

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garbage bag

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agricultural community; farm village; rural

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to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

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Kumamoto (city, prefecture)

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victory or defeat; match; contest; game

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trough; gutter; water pipe; coulisse (of a sword blade)

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occasional; infrequent; rare

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to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear

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Iruka

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main shrine

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contest; comparison; competition

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through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of

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result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently

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defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)

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Uriwari

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Kooriike

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contest; comparison; competition

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to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

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to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress

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to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to

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comparing heights; comparison of statures

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deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate

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grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy

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Toyama prefecture (Hokuriku area)

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Furuyama

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to smoke; to smoulder; to smolder; to sputter

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island mountain

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storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)

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to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

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fifth day of the month; five days

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mountain climbing; mountaineering

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same as above; ditto; ibid.

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Oonogun'oonomachi

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to enclose; to surround

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