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the heavens

2

weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)

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sinful; wicked; immoral

3

social structure

1

deep-rooted; ingrained

1

good; goodness; right; virtue

1

faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness

2

evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy

1

divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance

1

permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon

1

happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness

3

stone; rock; pebble

2

fertile; productive; fruitful

1

a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period

3

short life; short lived

1

natural (ability)

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

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eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)

1

tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet

3

weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless

3

living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet

1

to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live

1

severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous

4

obedient; submissive; tame; slavish

1

the very thing; itself

1

your body; your health; yourself; you

1

to surround; to encircle; to enclose

11

fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-

1

draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish

1

disaster; calamity; misfortune

1

lucky omen; good omen

2

to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance

4

to break the Buddhist commandments

1

thousands; several thousand

1

once a year

1

bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)

2

hot-spring health resort

1

container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways; bamboo tube; bamboo cylinder

6

eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently

1

small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness

1

black charcoal

1

flash of lightning; fire caused by lightning

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mass production

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to become empty; to be emptied

2

sulfur (S); sulphur

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charcoal

2

manufacture; production

2

to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)

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descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance

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drinking party; banquet; feast

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