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uppercase letter; capital letter; large character; large writing; the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"; huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year

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close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related

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tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den

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ceremonial bonfire (seeing off the spirits on the final night of O-Bon)

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torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight

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empty space; empty sky

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realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell

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spirit; soul; ghost

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to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)

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going according to one's wishes; ceremonial sceptre used by monks when reciting sutras (scepter)

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counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)

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peak; mountain

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to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation

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mysteries; excellent methods; marvelous law of Buddha; Saddharma; Lotus Sutra; teachings of the Lotus Sutra

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congratulation; celebration

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brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

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navicular; boat-shaped

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form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)

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five most important temples of a region

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in succession; one by one

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minutes (period of)

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(within a) city; local

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neon (Ne)

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advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice

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light; lamp; counter for electric lights

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early autumn (fall); seventh month of the lunar calendar

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first day of autumn (approx. August 8); first day of fall

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last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)

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lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end

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keeping over the summer

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how many people

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the very thing; itself

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children

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fireworks

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to inform; to notify; to know; to reign

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I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)

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next day; following day

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season; time of year

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cedar bark

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piled up high; in a heap

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apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

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to rush over; to run up to

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pant; gasp

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who

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to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

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occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom

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to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter

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here; with this

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to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout

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primeval forest; virgin forest

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