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limestone cave; limestone cavern

14

chalk (mineral); white wall

1

millions; several million; a few million

1

stalactite

6

microcosmos; microcosm

1

underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret

1

traces; evidence

1

heedless of danger; braving dangers

1

gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull

1

milk-white; milky

1

skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium

18

limestone

1

prehistory

1

Shinto priest

1

grave; tomb

1

cowrie; cowry

2

rock

1

mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting

2

to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)

1

last chapter (book, etc.)

1

rebirth; new birth; nascent

1

unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental

1

death of important person (e.g. prince, princess, cabinet minister)

1

recent years

1

bhava (becoming, existence)

1

aerial root

1

continuation; sequel

1

cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time

1

time; age; chance; moment; occasion

1

Tatsuma

1

spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress

1

one-year-old

2

making provision for the elderly; making provision for one's old age; spending one's old age in comfort; Yōrō era (717.11.17-724.2.4)

2

close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry

1

one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace

1

retiring from military service

1

-like

1

soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby

1

advanced age; senility

1

to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit

1

to be moderate in; to be temperate in; to refrain (from doing); to withhold (an announcement, comment, etc.); to be beside; to be close by

1

twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days

1

reign; being on the throne

1

tax yields; revenue

3

land survey; cadastral survey

3

Keichō era (1596.10.27-1615.7.13)

1

the second time

2

double; twice (as much); twofold

1

allotment (of land); parcelling out

1

reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle

1