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regretful; sorrowful; bitter; contrition

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Halley's comet

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exposure to wind; severe criticism

1

prayer (for something); supplication

1

life or death; existence; destiny

1

rally; recovery; comeback; winding (thread, etc.)

1

to need; to call for; to require

1

several day period

1

attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation

2

lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily

1

to await; to expect

1

to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime

1

Tsuchimikado Shinto (synthesis of Shinto and Onmyōdō formulated by Yasutomi Tsuchimikado in the mid-Edo period)

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glory

2

to wipe the slate clean; to start anew

1

manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure

1

evil influence

1

still dark; not yet dawn

1

purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions

1

two copies

2

future affairs; affairs after one's death

1

all present; all concerned; all of us

1

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

2

historical document written without a particular addressee (e.g. a diary)

1

to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

1

accumulation

1

fair copy; clean copy

1

white clothing

1

bundle; bunch; sheaf

2

one's age at death

1

recovery; rescue; recapture

2

to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

1

threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look

2

cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax

1

to tear off

1

news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter

1

to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with

1

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

3

if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...

1

to try all possible means

1

police station

1

search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry

1

questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)

1

custody; detention; confinement

1

to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted

1

couch; bench; ottoman

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falling heavily

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will not do; do not; does not

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coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway

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dial (on timepiece, meter, etc.); letter board (e.g. on typewriter, writing aide for the disabled, etc.); character board

2