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to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions

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one house

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to steam (food)

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just one person; only one

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established reputation

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success; prosperity; boom

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experience; being accustomed (to something); poise in a critical situation

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hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)

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to shake and untangle; to shake free from

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every single word and phrase; word by word

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pleasure; delight; enjoyment

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

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inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity

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in one's imagination

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fast approach; quick intimacy

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more than usual; especially; particularly

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to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination

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to brand (cattle, etc.)

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to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse

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gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth

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in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

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

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(Shinto) shrine

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grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict

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visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple

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to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest

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clanging

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monetary offering; offertory

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wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer

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law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale

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cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless

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sandbank; sandbar

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local Shinto deity; tutelary god

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grotesque; disgusting; gross

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human pillar; human sacrifice

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(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat

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literature; books (reference); document

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to lower one's voice; to speak more softly

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simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

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though; much as

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banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of

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hubbub; din; noise

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thought to be; seen as

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by any standard; (not) even as flattery

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adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified

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collar; lapels

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lady; gentleman; person

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being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)

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middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer

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repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back

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