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kangaroo shrimp (Glyphus marsupialis)

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preparing a rice field for planting by flooding it and tilling the soil

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Ashitaka Shrine

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Arata Shrine

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

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chairman of the Aikikai (Aikido World Headquarters)

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not worth (getting angry about, etc.)

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Natsu

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to rest; to relax

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Hikawa Shrine

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Ten'ichijin; Nakagami; god of fortune in Onmyōdō who descends to the northeast on the 46th day of the sexagenary cycle and completes a clockwise circuit, spending five days on each cardinal point and six days on each ordinal point, returning to heaven from the north on the 30th day of the next sexagenary cycle; travelling in the direction of Ten'ichijin is considered unlucky

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Dakini (fairy-goddess)

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iris (flower); Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea); (arch.) sweet flag (Acorus calamus); (arch.) calamus

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to start; to leave

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orangutan; heavy drinker

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subordinate shrine; professional entertainer

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obi and cord fasteners (for a kimono)

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

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Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person

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handbasket

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to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished

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lingering scent

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to scatter away; to vanish

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often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly

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catch (fishing); bag (hunting); haul

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leaning to the right; turning rightist; being on the (political) right

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alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically

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Sun Goddess; Amaterasu Ōmikami

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illicit love affair

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gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else

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to go up on the roof

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Emperor Jimmu; Jimmu Tenno

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pinecone; pine cone

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puppeteer; puppet player; wirepuller; string-puller; man behind the scenes

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example; simile; metaphor; allegory

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myriad; countless things

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Inner Ise Shrine

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rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed

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prematurity

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to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise

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unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)

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moon; Tsukuyomi (god of the Moon in Shinto and mythology)

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ume (plum) grove

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extension; prolongation; enlargement (e.g. of a photograph)

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poisonous spider; venomous spider; wolf spider

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domicile; premises

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completely unknown; unexpected; having no clue about

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area of influence; zone of influence; extent of impact

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water offered to God; water drunk before an altar to symbolize the making of a vow; miracle-working water; water which gathers in the nodes of bamboo after falling as rain at noon on the 5th day of the 5th month (lunar calendar), thought to be effective when used in medicines

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moon; Tsukuyomi (god of the Moon in Shinto and mythology)

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