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lighting equipment

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to tower over the surroundings

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creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction

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size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)

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koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)

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counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.

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hexagon

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(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary

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nest (of boxes); nesting; concealed information; adopting a child after one's own has died; child adopted in this manner; cavity in an oar (fitted onto a peg as part of a traditional oarlock)

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box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building

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to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate

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having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)

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mystique

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elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress

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to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

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invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass

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measure; step; action

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spell; curse; incantation

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generally

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the third ...; tertiary

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peace agreement; peace accord

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old friend; old pal

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visit to a temple or shrine; worship; pilgrimage

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inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness

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Shinto priest

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pilgrimage; pilgrim

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cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting

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preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence

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outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world

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forced; compulsory

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peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times

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opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access

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inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness

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stone hut; rock chamber; tomb; stone burial chamber

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glassy; vitreous

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to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay

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grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops

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to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden

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remains; corpse; body

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(public) peace; stability; tranquillity

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stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity

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broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

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comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery

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I can tell you; heh

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whistle (sound made with the lips)

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to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

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feeble

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to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back

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to change completely; to change suddenly

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