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the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast; twelfth month of the lunar calendar

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the Dog (eleventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm); west-northwest; ninth month of the lunar calendar

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the Boar (twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Pig; hour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight); north-northwest; tenth month of the lunar calendar

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evil spirit

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divination sign

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eight trigrams; divination signs; divination; fortune-telling

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blessing; grace; favour; favor; benefit

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dui (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: swamp, west)

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western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)

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blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)

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to frown; to squint

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to hurry; to rush

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transition (esp. in scientific contexts)

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year of the Dragon

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November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar

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cycle; period

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shall; should; must

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splendid horse; promoted bishop

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(a) look; gaze

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to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn

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to rise up; to initiate (political) action

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good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck

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to take flight; to disappear

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Heijō-kyō (ancient name of Nara)

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tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person

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to fly away; to flee away; to scatter

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sacred beast

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companion; partner; spouse

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to cut at; to slash at

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lacking substance and existing in name only; something without substance

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apple of one's eye

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destination; whereabouts; future; prospects

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simply (cannot)

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to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard

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totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender

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to give; to do (something) for

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duplicity; treachery; double-dealing

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proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment

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natural enemy

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to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate

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to breathe

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Buddha; Buddhism

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slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed

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chief vassal; senior statesman

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to assemble everything together; to do something as a group

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worship; adoration; admiration; cult

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clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication

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should do; ought to do

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curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)

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policy of conquering Korea by military force

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