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consoling the spirits of the dead

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bringing; taking; carrying

2

bunch of flowers; bouquet

4

in front of a grave

2

to grieve and moan

1

crime

3

deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind

2

at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally

1

visit to a grave

1

intropunitive; self-punishing

1

front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced

1

to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust

1

rule; reign; peaceful times

1

hardness and softness; hard line and moderate line

1

to mix; to put together

1

defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage

1

on the way; someday

1

educational system

1

political structure

1

retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking

3

persons who have fallen in battle

1

beginning of the year; early in the New Year

5

signing ceremony

1

to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors

2

farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)

2

treaty; pact; convention; agreement

1

signature; signing; sealing

1

hegemonism

1

national policy

2

to put an end (to); to close the books (on)

1

national polity

1

depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)

1

branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways

1

to meet; to assemble; to congregate

2

bitter experience

2

true; real; genuine; proper; utter

3

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

1

lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body

1

to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick

1

factor; factor; divisor

2

chisel

1

sound of bubbles (or other small objects) being popped; lumpy sensation (e.g. of food); little bits; small grains

1

assailant; marauder

1

middle teens

2

late teens

1

choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy

1

spatial; space-like

1

penetration; permeation; transmission

1

limited; restricted; constrained

1

Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement

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