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artificial; unnatural

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forest; shrine grove

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infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.

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report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage

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new religion

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believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan

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(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague

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righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way

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worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class

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simply; merely; only; solely

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pair; the two; both persons; both things

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pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine

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(religious) faith; belief; creed

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equality; impartiality; evenness

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thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting

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sailor suit; middy uniform

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curious; strange; unusual

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prayer; supplication

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to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon

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misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

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long time; many years

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Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th c. BCE?)

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Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; clitoris

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to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)

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this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type

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certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

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(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit

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to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition

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grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy

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system

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puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex

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reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for

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to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much

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prayer for school success

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enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado

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Buddhism

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ardent; passionate; vehement

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see; inspect; visit

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pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly

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to make a wish (to a god); to pray (for the fulfilment of a wish)

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(medical) doctor; physician

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to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel

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gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism

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effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving

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to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK

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to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

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owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)

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satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)

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immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily

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gesture; movement; action; acting; performance

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