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sacred treasure

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pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model

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shutter street (street with many closed-down shops or offices)

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prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism

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awfully; very; immensely

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kimchi hot pot

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charm; amulet; talisman

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to take credit for

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obedient; submissive; tame; slavish

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change of plan

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manifestation (of a celestial being)

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to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

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lodging; abode; shelter

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perverseness; perversity; perverse person; difficult person; contrary person

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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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to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown

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immediate effect; instant effect

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duty and humanity; (a sense of) moral obligation and humane feelings

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abstruse; occult; mysterious

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townspeople

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field

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to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away

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rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil

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absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous

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imperial decree; imperial edict

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criminal, administrative and civil codes (forming the basis of ancient East Asian law; orig. Chinese); legal codes of the Nara and Heian eras based on Chinese models

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that's right; yes; uh-huh

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liberation from earthly desires and the woes of man; deliverance of one's soul; moksha; mukti; vimukti

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abandoned child; foundling

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nature; character

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pansy (Viola tricolor var. hortensis); garden pansy

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political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry

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supernatural power; divine power; magical power

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extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman

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silly person; dumb-bunny; dope

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in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...

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consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp

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to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome

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festival; rites; ritual

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evil spirits of rivers and mountains

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supreme; greatest; highest; best

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attendance

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Heian period (794-1185)

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careless; thoughtless; hasty; rash

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to be itching to put one's skills to use

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black magic; black art; witchcraft; sorcery

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in accordance with plans; just as planned

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magical power; mystical force

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incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless

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to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about

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