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Shigure

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such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o

7

trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention

3

although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

4

timing

4

first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being

4

purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention

1

Shinto shrine

3

to face; to go towards; to head towards

1

this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

22

exorcism; ceremonial cleansing from evil influence

3

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

1

character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

1

avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)

1

Shinto priest; chief Shinto priest (of a shrine); Welsh onion; pun in Buddhist monk jargon

1

misfortune; bad luck; unlucky year; critical year; (arch.) smallpox

1

to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify

1

to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

9

the year before a critical age; the year before an inauspicious year

2

what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few

8

explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

2

to occur; to happen

1

God; god; ace; king; superior person

8

prayer; supplication

4

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

5

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

2

(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking

2

so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

2

skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

2

sixth month of the lunar calendar (approx. July); June; sixth month of Gregorian calendar; triangles of sweet rice jelly topped with adzuki beans (eaten in the sixth month)

1

foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation

5

very; extremely; excessively

4

Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral

1

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

1

ah; oh; hey!

14

no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not

1

how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how

2

now; the present time; just now; another; more

9

I; me

1

bench

1

to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep

1

I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

11

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

4

to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled

2

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

1

one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time

1

to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated

2

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

4

absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic

1

gene; fanzine; zine; jeans

1