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songbird; bird with a beautiful song

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wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)

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(state of) apparent death; suspended animation

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to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be

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Ookuninushi

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water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)

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hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game

2

benefit; use; good; profit; gains

1

sign; indication; trace; somehow; for some reason; seeming to be

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square (shape); square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); (in a castle) rectangular space between the inner and outer gates (where troops can gather)

1

stone bridge

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passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle

1

cave; cavern

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confectionery; sweets; candy; cake

1

drop (e.g. of water); drip

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pillar; cornerstone

1

snow festival

4

two years before last (year); three years back (ago)

1

to experience

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Italy

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Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)

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snow festival

3

after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)

1

crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement

1

crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers

1

antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling

1

fire brigade (pre-war Japan)

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fire hook; firefighter's hook

1

blow; hit; stroke

1

indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)

1

deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate

1

the solar calendar; the Gregorian calendar

1

to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

1

mountain village

3

deeply impressive; memorable; striking

1

(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive

1

previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day

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investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody

1

size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)

1

to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many

1

skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

1

artists' chalk; white pigment; powdered calcium carbonate

1

red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion

1

colouring; coloring; colouration; coloration; painting

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year by year; annually; every year; from year to year

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(typically) Japanese

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transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above

2

technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft

5

(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)

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candle

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