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to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up

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grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts

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visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship

2

particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially

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deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful

1

supernatural

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complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation

1

to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly

1

anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case

3

somewhere to go; place to go

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walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring

3

entreaty to a deity

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superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!

2

to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody

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stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)

1

road approaching a shrine

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main shrine; inner sanctuary

1

torii; Shinto shrine archway

1

rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil

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zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects

1

gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr

1

to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter

1

sunlight filtering through trees

2

(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway

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mottled pattern; patchy pattern

1

offertory box

1

purse; handbag; wallet

1

100 yen coin

1

to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)

1

comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...

1

to throw into; to dump in together

2

to ring a bell

1

cool; refreshing

1

kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)

1

to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

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prayer; supplication

2

I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one

2

monetary offering; offertory

1

worship

1

to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful

1

to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist

4

(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it

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desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application

2

duty; function; office; mission; task

2

be; is

6

desire; wish; aspiration

1

just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously

1

thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances

2

because of; owing to; due to

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to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

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