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Japanese ternstroemia (Ternstroemia gymnanthera); cleyera

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hot spring resort where customers can bathe without spending the night

1

Ame-no-Koyane (Shinto)

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Chichibu Shrine

3

Chikushi

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Ministry of Central Affairs (under the ritsuryo system)

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Elatostema umbellatum var. majus (variety of plant related to the nettles)

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Omoikane

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Eda Shrine

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copy guard

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the Three Sacred Treasures (Mirror, Sword and Jewels); three sacred emblems of sovereign rule; the three divine symbols of the Japanese imperial throne; (set of) three status symbols; three necessities

1

auxiliary shrine (dedicated to a deity close-related to that of a main shrine)

1

Awagigahara

3

(a) scroll

1

idiot; dummy; joker; fool; trickster

1

Emperor hina doll

1

small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland

1

ritsuryo system (ancient East Asian system of centralized governance; in Japan: esp. 7th-10th century)

2

to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures

1

Hikawa Shrine

1

exactly; precisely; (arch.) correct; (arch.) right; (arch.) greater (of equal court ranks); (arch.) upper

1

Ugo (former province located in parts of present-day Akita Prefecture)

2

retribution for one's crime; punishment for one's crime

1

Dakini (fairy-goddess)

4

tail (of a traditional Japanese cap); chinstrap

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zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects

3

Suwa Shrine

1

artisan's temperament; character of a complete artisan

1

orangutan; heavy drinker

59

subordinate shrine; professional entertainer

1

difficult to hear; difficult to ask

1

Yata no Kagami (the eight-span mirror; one of the Imperial regalia)

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fence around a shrine

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obi and cord fasteners (for a kimono)

2

godsend; big win

2

Yomotsu Hirasaka (slope that leads to the land of the dead)

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ancestor worshipped as a deity

2

Ise pilgrimage; pilgrimage to the Ise Grand Shrine; Ise pilgrim

4

mercy; merciful heart; charity

1

bluffing; bluster; bravado

1

hot spring water quality; spring quality; hot spring type

1

often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly

1

to bear fruit; to produce fruit

1

catch (fishing); bag (hunting); haul

1

to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)

1

Sun Goddess; Amaterasu Ōmikami

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to go up on the roof

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main temple; main building of a shrine; alternate name for the Shishiden; Hall for State Ceremonies; central building of a palace; State Chamber

2

to see well in the dark; to have good night vision

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inarizushi; sushi wrapped in fried tofu

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