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Muromachi period (1333-1573)

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sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

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Children's Limbo; futile; unrewarding

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unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say

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to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop

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infant; baby; little child

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Sainokawara

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mother

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so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much

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dry riverbed; river beach

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to pick up; to find; to gather

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ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

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vestment; priest's robe

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to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan

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southern part; the south (of a region)

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yours sincerely; respectfully yours

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festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy

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full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded

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unseasonable; out of season

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sulfur (S); sulphur

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to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin

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guy

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main temple gate; temple

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to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive

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wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)

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priests' temple quarters

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sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly; mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint

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to blow out; to spout out

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hell

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pebble

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hundreds

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10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various

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old mother; aged mother

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to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid

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counter for buildings, roofs, tents, etc.

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great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)

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advantage; benefit; profit; interest

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lake (in place names)

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rich person; millionaire; magnate; big spender; debauchee

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shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)

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gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin

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complete; whole; perfect; safe

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to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last

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sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen

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shrike (any bird of family Laniidae); bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus); butcher bird

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cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine

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shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted

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just one person; only one

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young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small

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daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

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