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main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence

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abundant (grain) crop; good harvest

1

song and dance performed as an offering to the gods

1

every kind; all sorts

5

fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized

3

Shinto ritual

3

the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous

3

(fine) art; the arts

2

etiquette; courtesy

1

tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful

6

fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence

1

to try and do something; to attempt to do something

2

one's true character; one's true self; one's true worth; serious; earnest

1

small; fine; detailed; stingy

2

to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder

1

old pine tree

2

to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

2

fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent

6

Saifu

3

rook

3

Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)

15

beside; nearby

1

to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to

1

one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point

1

old tree

1

that well-known ...

12

sacred tree; support pillars of the traditional fire festival bonfires

1

red-blossomed plum tree; red Japanese apricot

5

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

9

to revere; to respect; to worship

1

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

6

sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...

1

reply; answer

1

stationary point

3

to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal

2

unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

6

smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

17

prescribed form (of writing); format

1

to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that

7

fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)

2

having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way

1

person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person

16

essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic

5

double-lined fusilier (Pterocaesio digramma); Taiwan (nickname); Takasago (classic noh play by Zeami)

7

to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame

4

demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move

1

historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend

7

Sugawara no Michizane (845-903)

1

blessing

8

ume (plum) blossoms

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