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long, drawn-out; tedious

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Chen (ancient Chinese state, approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; Chen dynasty (China, 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty

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to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

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fighting bravely; strenuous efforts

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rest; relief; relaxation

3

kindness; favor; favour

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(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support

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spirit; soul; ghost

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position; location; base; point; site

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to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something

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gradations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.); division; scale

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paper

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fourth

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this magazine

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clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude

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correction; rectification; mending; repair

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official announcement; proclamation

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to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently

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one's plan

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officiating priest; presiding priest at a ceremony; religious teacher; highly-ranked priest; guru; instructor (yoga, etc.)

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syncretism

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to compare with the eye

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to employ; to hire; to charter

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Meiwa era (1764.6.2-1772.11.16)

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niece

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tsunami; tidal wave

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giant tsunami; giant tidal wave

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to order; to command; to appoint

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south coast; south bank

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costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)

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young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters

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red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

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two colours; two varieties; two types

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to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

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at least

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Shinto ritual

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consecration

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Neilan

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leader; guide; mentor; coach

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line of demarcation

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performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment

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performing art; technique (in a performing art)

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to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest

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time; hour; period; class

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Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back

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preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)

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mending; revision; supplementation

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preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)

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dance

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grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict

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