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to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

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theory

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Catholic; Catholicism; Catholic Church

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learned priest pursuing his studies

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Asia Minor; Anatolia

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Central America

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Mexico

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Guatemala

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(American) Indian; Native American; Indian

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corn (Zea mays); maize

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black person; (arch.) woman in the nightlife business; (arch.) demimondaine; (arch.) geisha and prostitutes

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(giving) birth; childbirth; delivery

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century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)

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hereditary custom; surviving tradition; teachings passed down from previous generations

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stone statue

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point in common; common feature

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new; unused; new

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to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of

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to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of

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older brother; elder brother

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Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Chronicles of Japan

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prince; princess

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Mibu

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milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)

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devil; evil spirit; genie

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also called

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white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb

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mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus); common dolphinfish; dolphin; dorado

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origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology

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consonant

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authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers

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classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "dzu"; "da" column or row of the kana syllabary

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the "ra" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ra, ri, ru, re, ro)

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(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets

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kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning; phonetic-equivalent character; substitute character; kanji used for their meaning, irrespective of reading

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savage; barbarian; aboriginal

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nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion

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the five festivals (January 7, March 3, May 5, July 7 and September 9)

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to dance; to perform a dance

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high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family; imperial Shinto shrine; Ise Grand Shrine

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senior priest (serving under the chief priest and associate chief priest); priest (below chief priest and above junior priest); grasshopper; locust

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religious abstinence; purification

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everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular

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Burma

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seed stock; seed grain; foundation seed; pure breed; original strain; ancestor

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to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)

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importance; priority

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(husked grains of) rice

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anniversary of a person's death (on which Buddhist commemorative rites, etc. are performed); 49th day after a person's death, on which Buddhist rituals are performed

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pre-existing; already there; conventional

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