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festival associated with Shōmen Kongō; staying awake on the eve of the 57th day of the sexagenary cycle to prevent the three worms from reporting one's wrongdoings to the gods

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poetry contest

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historical tale

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Bureau of Onmyō; government office in charge of astronomical observations, divination and calendar making (under the ritsuryo system)

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this occasion; at this time; now

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mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy

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narrator; storyteller; reciter

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alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)

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boohoo; boo hoo; waa waa

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to draw the line; to set a boundary; to make a clear distinction

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to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise

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lifestyle; way of life

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what floor?

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to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep

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to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon

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to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious

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chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events

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(only) one option; one possible choice

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place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)

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was; were

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one night; one evening; all night; overnight

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doze; nap; snooze

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lifeline; safety rope; safety tether

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field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; field of alpine flowers

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hollow; cavity; hole; cave

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leaving something where it is; abandoning something

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all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy

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Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine

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to stop; to quit; to put an end to

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moderation; standard

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having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled

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bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit

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itchy

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all night; throughout the night

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difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn

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strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number

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devilishness

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to drink too much

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date and time

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to get drunk

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through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)

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to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy

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to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it

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fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead

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breakfast

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rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent

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to get angry

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no way; no chance

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minor; not of age

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judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

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