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from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored

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goddess; female deity

6

good catch; good haul

1

abundant harvest; bumper crop

1

(religious) faith; belief; creed

3

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

7

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

2

lesson; precept; teachings; moral

1

children's story; fairy tale

1

relatively; comparatively

3

extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness

1

that sort of; like that

1

being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work

2

religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity

3

story; tale

2

lecture; sermon; preaching; moralizing; moralising

1

to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship

1

system; organization; organisation; architecture

1

miscellaneous knowledge

1

to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with

1

to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you

1

exemplum; apologue

1

to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks

2

serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

3

to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down

1

displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment

3

mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest

2

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

2

bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body

1

fourth day of the month; four days

3

representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number

3

counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun

17

exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution

1

study group; study meeting

1

to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject

1

to take root; to strike

3

creed; doctrine; dogma

2

style; form; pattern

2

becoming a devout believer; (religious) conversion

2

study; diligence; discount; reduction

2

certainly; surely; definitely

1

height; elevated place

8

to cut into (a conversation); to interject

3

to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)

2

departure

7

this world; earthly life

2

fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

3

declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice

1

almsgiving

5

to beg; to ask; to request; to invite

1