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to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death

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Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens

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Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens

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White Tiger (god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens

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Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)

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blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)

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essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith

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path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path

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Shugendō; Japanese mountain asceticism incorporating Shinto and Buddhist concepts

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manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making

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esoteric Buddhist ritual where incantations are chanted; magic

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five (long cylindrical things)

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the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)

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lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating

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traces of a moving light; trail (e.g. of a meteor)

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to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake

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gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy

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nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic

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passion; temper; irritability

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sharp; keen; acute

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with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly

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wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect

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indiscriminately; without consideration; irrespective of the occasion; paying no attention to the feelings or expectations of those nearby

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creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction

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groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)

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relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls

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precious; valuable

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exchange; conversion

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to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark

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certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly

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flash; brandish

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to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air

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to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)

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to cause casualties; to result in deaths

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large number (of); many; majority

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casualties; the killed and wounded

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suicide by the sword

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calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility

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(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area

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to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into

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area; region

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cannot be compared with; no match for

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outer gardens of Meiji Shrine

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to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)

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coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK

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to be reliable

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pressure

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to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits

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to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve

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