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homa-mandala (fire altar)

26

to play a leading role; to play a central part

4

radius

2

concentric

1

establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)

4

group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)

1

to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

6

compared with

2

redoing

1

inevitable; necessary

1

stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling

1

feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness

1

to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)

7

the present age; these days; (present) head of the family

2

to have confidence in one's own abilities

1

degree of difficulty

1

turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling

2

pedestal

6

to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate

1

food and alcohol offering to the gods

4

silver coin

1

white silk

1

saddle

1

horse; horse racing; promoted bishop

1

bravery; courage; heroism

1

armor and helmet (armour)

1

bows and arrows; war

1

long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)

2

the seven treasures (gold, silver, pearls, agate, crystal, coral, lapis lazuli); cloisonne ware; shippō pattern (of overlapping circles); shippō emblem

1

gold dust

1

koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument

1

biwa (Japanese lute)

1

paper, cloth, wood, etc. representation of a sacred object; paper doll used in purification rites

4

equipment used in a ritual; ritual implement

2

drum

4

conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell

2

bell (often globular)

4

staff with plaited paper streamers

5

incense

1

duo (ancient Chinese bell with a clapper and a long handle); large wind bell

1

careful; elaborate; scrupulous

1

old ceremonial court dress

7

rites; ritual

1

to hold a ceremony

6

north side; north bank

1

re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-

2

to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated

1

whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur

1

around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing

1

to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo

2