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to age; to grow old

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various

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summer

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owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)

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to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)

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this year

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somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why

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at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

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hairy caterpillar; woolly bear; pest; nudnik (nudnick)

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

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pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)

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insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness

2

gardener

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together; at the same time; same; identical

1

to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)

1

one; one

4

cluster of trees; grove; thicket

1

top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet

1

lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger

1

to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)

1

to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect

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ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars

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tin plate

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cover; lid; cap

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sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess

1

in one's own way or style

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to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble

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years later

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withering; dying

1

to cut down; to chop down; to fell

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to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo

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dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree

2

branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray

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to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

2

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

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Shinto shrine

1

call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question

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to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make

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two or three days

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one shō bottle (1.8 litres)

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year before last

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mochi; (sticky) rice cake

2

clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor

2

log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)

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to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

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thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days

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Tango (former province located in the north of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)

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shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.

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Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry

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