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drifting ashore

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you could say; you might say; verging on the

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throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)

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confrontation; opposition; antagonism

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to need; to demand; to take; to require

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Shimane prefecture (Chūgoku area)

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sewing box

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oyaki; fried round wheat or buckwheat flour cake with various fillings; imagawayaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot

1

Ninja spitting needles

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1,000; thousand

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it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as

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to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued

4

turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference

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slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)

3

big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important

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Tokyo

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taking up a new line of work; the beginning of things; starting the preparations for New Year's festivities (December 8 in Tokyo, December 13 in Kyoto); resuming work after the New Year's vacation

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for some years

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prefectures (of Japan, excl. Tokyo and Hokkaido)

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rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom

1

embroidery; sewing

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-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

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to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize

2

to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel

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southern tip

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small part (of the whole)

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at; in; on

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Kanto region (incl. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures)

2

to be incompatible; to be contradictory

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to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

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to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for

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one's lifestyle

2

stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs

4

to fail to be attentive to

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congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present

1

thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan

8

to; towards; for

2

as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction

3

to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)

3

isn't that right?

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Bhaisajyaguru; Pindola; The Healing Buddha

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to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship

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mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)

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April; fourth month in the lunar calendar

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Miyagi prefecture (Tōhoku area)

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inside; within

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making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)

2

to play a leading role; to play a central part

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journey the gods undertake to go to the Grand Shrine of Izumo in October

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departure

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