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Shinto ritual

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floating lanterns or offerings for the spirits of the deceased

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castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord

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to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side

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star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)

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to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)

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time one returns home

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to come to mind; to pop into one's head

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as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly

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unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

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to turn one's face away

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to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained

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one's own child; one's own children

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one-way traffic

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modest; humble

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vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel

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utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus

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antiseptic solution; disinfectant solution

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to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)

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container; receptacle; vessel; packaging

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to tell a lie; to fib

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limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...

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doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary

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to be silent; to say nothing

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advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus

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to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards

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profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana

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sincere; earnest; serious

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very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just

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district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society

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baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)

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noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.

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heir; heiress; inheritor; successor

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to settle down

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mere; simple; sheer

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since some time or another; since who-knows-when

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perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance

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from the beginning

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trend; tendency; movement; attitude

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to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)

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to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about

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attachment (esp. to things); love; affection

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at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now

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use; utilization; utilisation; application

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the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit

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political

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influence; clout; leverage

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nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)

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party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow

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small sum (e.g. of money); small denomination

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