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Gaia (Greek goddess); Gaea

1

to shine; to glitter; to sparkle

3

to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour

3

exactly the same; identical; exact; perfect

1

having vague fears; feeling alarmed; feeling gloomy (about the future); feeling apprehension

1

course; route; path; process; means

2

along; parallel to; in accordance with

1

landowner; landlord; landlady

3

grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts

3

god of marriage; matchmaker

1

famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known

1

visitor (to a shrine or temple)

2

popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character

6

visit to a temple or shrine; worship; pilgrimage

1

young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters

1

visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple

2

student on field trip

3

circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral

2

noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing

1

noisy; boisterous

1

visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship

1

charm; amulet

3

fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)

7

secret technique; secret art

1

love fortune-telling

3

taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)

2

challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

1

friend

2

guard; security (officer); guardsman

1

securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying

3

start

2

reaching; attaining; arrival

3

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

2

10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various

2

watermelon splitting (game)

1

to get help; to enlist aid

1

assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement

1

exceedingly; very

1

suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)

2

white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson

1

young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age

1

rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor

2

to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)

2

clapping and cheering; applause

1

to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon

4

adviser; advisor; consultant

1

girls' high school

1

life; living; I; me; student

1

waiting one's turn

3

falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

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