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to sting one's eyes; to make one's eyes smart

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inner sanctuary; inner shrine; sanctum sanctorum; holy of holies; place behind main hall of a temple enshrining temple founder, miraculous Buddhas, hidden statues, etc.

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mental condition; state of mind; mentality

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self-consciousness

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mountain road; mountain trail

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line; row; rank; list

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weak point; vulnerable point; Achilles' heel

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exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)

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teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer

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divide into four pieces; one fourth

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child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person

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townhouse (i.e. house in the middle of a town); traditional townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family

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Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)

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generations; ages; years

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Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)

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race (of people); type of person

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cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine

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word; language; speech

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to assemble; to set up; to construct

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craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman

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breathing; respiration

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Kanou Tan'yuu (1602-1674)

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tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot

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to paint (draw) a picture

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Tan'yuu

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fierce or defiant look; determined expression; plucky countenance

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spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour

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history

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primeval forest; virgin forest

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Ainu people; the Ainu

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ancestor; forefather; foremother

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construction; architecture (of buildings)

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carving; engraving; sculpture

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century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)

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being alone; solitude; loneliness; orphan

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woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)

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hermitage; retreat

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breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality

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book of pictures (paintings, drawings, etc.); collection of pictures

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book; volume

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with eyes half-closed

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something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)

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to be thoughtful (of a gift, etc.); to be from the heart; to be made with loving care

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passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary

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to be lacking in options; to be too few

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to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on

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one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission

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Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō

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to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world

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to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around

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