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Reineckea carnea (flowering plant in the Asparagaceae family)

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counter for temples

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Shoku Nihongi (second of the six classical Japanese history texts)

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subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental

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fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages

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lowness (of degree, value, etc.); inferiority; second volume (of two); third volume (of three)

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China; Korea

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Muraji (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to seventh highest of eight)

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Hirotari

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magical power; mystical force

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to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge

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false charge; slander; defamation

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banishment (to a location far from the capital); the harshest of the three banishment punishments under the ritsuryo system

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to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish

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setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)

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piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood

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collection of stories (esp. myths, legends, etc.)

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set of three books of Buddhist stories, written in the late 8th and early 9th century, usually referred to as the Nihon Ryōiki

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upasaka (devout male lay follower of Buddhism)

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Mahamayuri (deity usu. depicted riding a peacock)

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esoteric Buddhist ritual where incantations are chanted; magic

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gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday

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peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade

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to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)

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Emperor of Japan

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effect; efficacy; omen

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strength; power; proficiency; the strength of ... people; the strength of ... men

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Imperial Court

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surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in

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high peak

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great treasure; Taihō era (701.3.21-704.5.10); Daihō era; great treasure (used to refer to bodhisattvas, esoteric teachings, etc.); homa-mandala (fire altar)

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finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

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immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires

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to fly away; to flee away; to scatter

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about the middle (of an era); middle lobe (right lung); median lobe (prostate)

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picture scroll

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a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a

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imperial command

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to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize

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for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now

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exile; banishment

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aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight

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being used to people (e.g. of a young child); being sociable; being used to humans (esp. animals); being tame

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sign; indication

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place of exile

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every evening; night after night

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to walk about

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Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful

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greatly; very much; thanks a lot

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to be scared

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