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shall ...; to assume; to suppose

1

Shiva (Hindu god); Siva

1

Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden silvergrass; zebra grass

11

pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead

2

charm; magical tool

1

between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis

1

estate; homestead; house and land (it stands on); messuage

1

cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes

1

placing (a person's) ashes inside a funerary urn (or a tomb or ossuary); depositing ashes

1

south-west

2

tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)

2

opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)

1

(insect) pest; insect carrying disease germs; insect causing damage to crops

1

fierce god

1

to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll

2

summer purification rites (held at shrines on the last day of the 6th lunar month)

2

Emperor Temmu; Temmu Tenno (?-686 CE, reigning: 673-686 CE)

3

Hizume

1

establishment; settlement

1

last month; previous month

2

Chinese lizard's tail (Saururus chinensis); 11th day after the summer solstice; last seed-sowing and rice-planting day

28

midsummer; dog days

23

books related to the calendar; the calendar; the almanac

5

middle volume (in set); volume two (of three)

1

Yamatotakeru (12th Emperor of Japan); Prince Yamatotakeru

2

eastern expedition

1

number of nights

1

vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts

1

Kyoto area festival held on the 11th lunar month (wherein bonfires are burned at shrines)

2

old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

1

first volume (in set); volume one; book one

1

nightlife; night amusements

1

domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)

2

daytime; during the day; Japan and China

1

in; on; at (place); as for; regarding

3

Emperor Kimmei; Kimmei Tenno (510-571 CE, reigning: 539-571 CE or 531-571 CE)

1

Korean peninsula

1

Baekje (ancient Korean kingdom; 18 BCE-660 CE); Paekche

2

expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)

1

astrology

1

(political) administration; political power

2

import; importation; introduction; afferent

1

unknown (e.g. in an equation); element (of a set); yuan (monetary unit of China); New Taiwan dollar; Yuan dynasty (China, 1271-1368); Yüan dynasty

1

Karyaku era (1326.4.26-1329.8.29)

1

mainland China

1

to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent

1

water clock

1

water clock

1

babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper

1

bell (often a large hanging bell); chime

2