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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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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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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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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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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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often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly

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

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

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pinecone; pine cone

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example; simile; metaphor; allegory

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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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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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circular window; round window

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heartburn; sour stomach

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jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up

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seasonal

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to go mad; to go crazy; to lose one's mind

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snowmelt; meltwater; melted snow

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almost not able (to do something)

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the past is the past; let bygones be bygones

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sobering up; method of sobering up

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idea; plan

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to gather; to meet

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to connect; to correlate; to associate; to relate; to link

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authenticity; credibility

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august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine

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cool; cool-looking; refreshing to look at

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ceiling boards

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