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Shinto priest

5

overhead; above one's head; high in the sky

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sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)

3

rustling (of wind); murmuring; whistling; soughing

2

rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil; (arch.) cordoning off; (arch.) cordoning-off sign

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green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)

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now that; since; as long as; provided that

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any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...

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thank you; thanks

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earthenware; unglazed (bisque-fired) earthenware

3

three sides; small offering stand

4

old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

34

10^44; hundred tredecillion

2

chief priest

2

Buddhist temple within a Shinto shrine

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pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)

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congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present

1

(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard

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to watch steadily; to stare

1

with untiring zeal

2

sacred light

1

to lower; to be lowered

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learning by ear; memory of having heard something before

1

complete stranger; total stranger

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being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy

1

father-in-law

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determining a speaker's true or hidden meaning; determining a speaker's intentions from his manner of speech; (arch.) divining good or bad luck from listening to someone

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place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place

4

to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir

1

in large drops

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than; other than; except; but

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to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to

2

to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)

4

in the future; another day; later

8

gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)

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to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

2

appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy

1

flashy; gaudy; flamboyant

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(arch.) kariginu (informal clothes worn by the nobility from the Heian period onwards); (during the Edo period) patterned kariginu

4

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

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to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check

3

ancestor; forefather; foremother

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Tsunemoto

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Yoshiie

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for generations; hereditary; generation after generation

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character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

2

popular name; common name; given name

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Chinzeihachiroutametomo

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military fame

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thank you

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