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spring water; clear (pure) water

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miraculous spring or fountain

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spring water

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the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel

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northeast

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Mt. Hiei (in Kyoto)

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antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis

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south-west

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unlucky quarter (southwest)

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protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)

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Ise Grand Shrine

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upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first

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congratulation; celebration

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Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)

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grand shrine; famous shrine; Izumo Grand Shrine

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same; similar; (just) like; equal

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Ninna era (885.2.21-889.4.27)

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counter for temples

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earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering

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Buddhist priest; monk; boy

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tedium; boredom; ennui

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grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL

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elderly priest

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high; high school

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good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B

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to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

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main shrine; inner sanctuary

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but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess

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(Shinto) shrine

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misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

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very; extremely; that is

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grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)

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one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

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some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous

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instant coffee

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drip; drop; drip coffee

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legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small

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wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason

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easy; simple; plain

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to be imaginable; to be conceivable

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townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street

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to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged

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torii; Shinto shrine archway

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south

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main gate

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even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful

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straight line

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road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)

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opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person

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vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept

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