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palomino

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great person; outstanding talent; hero

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divine protection; divine blessing; providence

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auspicious (good) omen

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willful; wilful; as one pleases

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different opinion; objection

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opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access

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public welfare; the people's livelihood

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number of persons; numerical strength; head count

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zero; nought

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the sun; sunlight; heat of the sun

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spirit (e.g. human spirit); soul; spirit; ghost; ethereal being

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gushingly; freely (welling up); copiously

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type of dyeing method or pattern; silk printed by the Yuzen process

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to get someone to say; to make someone say

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listening quietly

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misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful

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oneself and others; (in philosophy) subject and object; transitivity; transitive and intransitive verbs; first person and third person; self-salvation and salvation by faith

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hades; realm of the dead

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clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit

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whorl of white hair on the forehead of the Buddha, represented by a white precious stone on statues of Buddha; urna

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name of a country

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death in battle; killed in action

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to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for

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Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata

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to hold a ceremony

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justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation

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good deeds

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approval; endorsement

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seeing the old year out; greeting the New Year; passing the winter; playing past the usual 12 rounds in one game

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beginning of the year; early in the New Year

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priest; minister; pastor

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first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)

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celestial bodies; stars

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three enlightened men (Buddha, Confucius and Christ; Lao-tzu, Confucius and Buddha; etc.); three sages; three virtuous men; the three most accomplished people (of a particular craft or trade)

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idol (i.e. carving or painting of a deity)

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constellations of the zodiac

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constellation (in ancient China; important constellations were then used to divide the ecliptic into 28 "mansions")

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the five grains (wheat, rice, beans, millet (awa and kibi))

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every day; daily

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uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.

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invocation

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to meet; to assemble; to congregate

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fulfilment of a vow; fulfillment of a vow

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third watch of the night (approx. 11pm to 1am)

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torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight

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underground; subterranean

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Genzuu

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tadpole; ancient seal-script character

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ancient script; ancient character; ancient alphabet

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