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vigorous (in old age); hale and hearty

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cancer

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sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing

1

old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

3

oral literature; folklore

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narrator; storyteller; reciter

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bucket maker; well maker; cooper; hooper

2

to be profitable; to yield a profit

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proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim

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being good at conversation; conversationalist; good talker

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unrelated

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characteristic; feature; special quality

4

transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay

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prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong

1

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

1

Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)

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painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate

1

to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)

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dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre

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Inari (god of harvests, wealth, fertility, etc.); Inari shrine; inarizushi (sushi wrapped in fried tofu); scrotum; testicle sack

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to make a pilgrimage

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honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

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to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to

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torii; Shinto shrine archway

5

fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown

9

first rank in the hierarchy of the government; highest rank given to a shrine

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Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi

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great god; gracious deity; miracle-working god

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flag; banner; streamer

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rooftop

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to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship

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extremely familiar; very well-acquainted

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intimacy; friendship; familiarity

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to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch

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garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location

5

opposite mirrors

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ordinary; common; mediocre

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orange (color, colour)

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anaesthesia; anesthesia

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tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow; entranced; enchanted; captivated

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counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth

3

towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)

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worshiper; visitor to temple or shrine

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forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb

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the Three Jewels; the Triple Gem; Triratna; the Three Treasures; Buddha, Dharma, Sangha; Buddha, the teachings of Buddha, and the community of monks and nuns

2

mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi

3

(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look

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to hold in one's mouth

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key; lock; key (to a problem); clue

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to become used to seeing; to be familiar with

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